ALL meanings of clavichord
clav·i·chord
C c - variable noun clavichord A clavichord is a musical instrument rather like a small piano. When you press the keys, small pieces of metal come up and hit the strings. Clavichords were especially popular during the eighteenth century. 3
- noun clavichord a keyboard instrument consisting of a number of thin wire strings struck from below by brass tangents. The instrument is noted for its delicate tones, since the tangents do not rebound from the string until the key is released 3
- noun clavichord a stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, predecessor of the piano: horizontal strings, generally of equal length, are struck at various points from below by metal wedges (tangents) at the end of each key, producing soft tones with limited dynamics 3
- noun clavichord 17th-century keyboard instrument 1
- noun clavichord A small, rectangular keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the ends of key levers that gently press the strings, popular from the early 15th to early 19th centuries. 1
- noun clavichord an early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings. 1
- noun clavichord (music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings. 0