Meanings
nounsound box (plural sound boxes)
plural sound boxes · alternative soundbox
- entertainmentThe open chamber (resonator) of a stringed musical instrument, which intensifies its tone.
Translations
Bulgarian резонатор
- резонатор (rezonator)resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Chinese Mandarin 共鳴箱 /共鸣箱, 音箱
- 共鳴箱 /共鸣箱 (gòngmíngxiāng)resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
- 音箱 (yīnxiāng)resonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Dutch klankkast
- klankkastresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Finnish kaikukoppa
- kaikukopparesonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
French caisse de résonance
- caisse de résonanceresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
German Resonanzkörper
- Resonanzkörperresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Italian cassa di risonanza
- cassa di risonanzaresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Polish pudło rezonansowe
- pudło rezonansoweresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Spanish boca de sonido, caja de resonancia
- boca de sonidoresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
- caja de resonanciaresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Swedish resonanslåda, klanglåda
- resonanslådaresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
- klanglådaresonant chamber of a stringed musical instrument
Cite this entry
APA
sound box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20box
MLA
“sound box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sound box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sound%20box.
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