plectrum

/plek-truhm/US // ˈplɛk trəm //UK // (ˈplɛktrəm) //

拨浪鼓,拨片,拨子弹,拨子

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural plec·tra [plek-truh], /ˈplɛk trə/, plec·trums.
- : a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc.
- : Anatomy, Zoology. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape.

Plectrum, plek′trum, n. the quill or other form of instrument by which the strings of the Greek lyre were struck.
The instrument here introduced is the cittern, played with or without a plectrum or quill.
It is ornamented in ebony and ivory, and has a plectrum guard inserted in the belly, as in a modern mandoline.
Mandolines are partly strung with wire, and are played with a plectrum, indispensable for metal or short strings.
He plays as he walks, using both hands, a plectrum being in the right.