soundbox
- noun
- /ˈsaʊndˌbɑks/
- Specialized
:
caja de resonancia
- He carefully carved the soundbox of the guitar to improve its acoustics.
Examples
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It is possibly the "stringed instrument, soundbox covered with skin (1880.1426)" referred to on one of the index cards in the museum storeroom, which would mean that it had come from the Royal Dublin Society.
Academic text (1995) -
The soundbox was scarred and showed signs of much abuse, the thin wood having been patched many times over.
Fiction book (1995) -
There were lyres, including a fine ancient one from Mycenae whose bowl-shaped soundbox was faced with a tortoiseshell.
Fiction book (1994) -
I went through a litter of bangles, scraps of costume, and a rickety-looking mechanical soundbox, still playing something vaguely Arabian, without stopping to take inventory.
Fiction book (1999) -
The soundbox of the violin enhances the instrument's rich tones during performances.
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The ancient lyre's soundbox, beautifully crafted, resonated with enchanting melodies.
Synonyms
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3.4
The main part of a thing, not its attachments
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7.6
A hollow space that makes sound or microwaves stronger, like inside a guitar and microwave oven
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Etymology
Soundbox is simply made of two English words: sound ('noise you hear') and box ('a hollow container'). A helpful image is a hollow 'box' that makes music louder, like the wooden body of a guitar or the case of a violin, so the name tells you it is the space inside the instrument that makes its sound louder.