plectrum
Meaning
- A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- A projection of bone or other stiff tissue, such as the ridges in some insects' stridulatory organs.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplɛk.tɹəm/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plēctrum, from Ancient Greek πλῆκτρον (plêktron, “anything to strike with, an instrument for striking the lyre, a spear point”), from πλήσσειν (plḗssein, “to strike, to smite, to sting”).
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