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Meanings of
plectrum
in English
Russian
плектр
Portuguese
plectro
Catalan
pua
Spanish
vitela
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A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument.
pick
plectron
Russian
плектр
Synonyms
Examples for "
pick
"
pick
plectron
Examples for "
pick
"
1
Preval said he would ask parliament to
pick
a new prime minister.
2
Let's use an example: Say you
pick
a V4 as your project.
3
Australia's government has said it will make its submarine
pick
this year.
4
This week, Modi will form his government and
pick
his foreign ministers.
5
However, analysts said the scale of December's
pick
-
up
put this in doubt.
Usage of
plectrum
in English
1
Guntard brought me the instrument and
plectrum
;
Lars brought me a chair.
2
It didn't seem to produce any unpleasant sounds with the plastic
plectrum
material.
3
His lyre shall be jocose, his
plectrum
of the lighter sort.
4
Effectively just the tip of the
plectrum
is brushing the string.
5
I'd bet than any pick-using guitarist already keeps a
plectrum
in his wallet.
6
A good book is the
plectrum
with which our else silent lyres are struck.
7
An angel plays the cymbals, and another with a
plectrum
strikes a metal disc.
8
He replaced the
plectrum
-
needle
at the top of the grooves.
9
Once again, he doesn't use a
plectrum
so his left hand technique is very melodic.
10
The biwa is played with a kind of
plectrum
,
called bachi, usually made of horn.
11
To calm himself he drew it to him, took up the
plectrum
,
and began to play.
12
The belt buckle detects strums of the air
plectrum
,
while the belt unit plays the sounds.
13
I was on oud, but I'd forgotten my
plectrum
;
I had blisters on my fingers by lunchtime.
14
Have his name engraved on a
plectrum
.
15
This didn't help, so finally Teacher Mouse began to work instead on Pumpkin's manner of holding the
plectrum
.
16
At last she gave up even on this and let the
plectrum
fall to the mats in disgust.
Other examples for "plectrum"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
plectrum
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
hold the plectrum
keep a plectrum
plastic plectrum
Translations for
plectrum
Russian
плектр
медиатр
Portuguese
plectro
palheta
Catalan
pua
plectre
Spanish
vitela
plumilla
pajuela
uña
plectro
púa
uñeta
Plectrum
through the time