| Metronome (n.) An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight serving to keep time in music. Thesaurus Entries baton, diapason, monochord, music stand, mute, oscillator, pendulum, pitch pipe, rhythmometer, rocker, rocking chair, rocking stone, seesaw, shuttle, shuttlecock, sonometer, stick, swing, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetery-bender, tone measurer, tuning bar, tuning fork, tuning pipe, vibrator | ![]() |