Meanings
nounMaelzel's metronome (plural Maelzel's metronomes)
plural Maelzel's metronomes
- entertainmentA kind of mechanical metronome with a scale.
Origin
Named after Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, who copied the design from Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel.
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Maelzel's metronome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maelzel's%20metronome
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