sound hole

Noun

Meaning

a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

hole

Examples

A round or oval sound hole may be covered or bordered with decorative rosettes or purfling. Source: Internet

A pickguard is glued below the sound hole under the strings. Source: Internet

In all lutes the soundboard has a single (sometimes triple) decorated sound hole under the strings called the rose. Source: Internet

The body of a classical guitar is a resonating chamber that projects the vibrations of the body through a sound hole, allowing the acoustic guitar to be heard without amplification. Source: Internet

Like the bowlback, the flatback has a round sound hole. Source: Internet

The fingerboard was lengthened over the sound hole for the e strings, the high pitched strings. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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