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A plectrum is a small flat tool used for plucking or strumming of a stringed instrument. For hand-held instruments such as guitars and mandolins, the plectrum is often called a pick and is held as a separate tool in the player's hand. In harpsichords, the plectra are attached to the jack mechanism.
The genus name, Plectrogenium, is a compound of plectro, which means “spur”, and genys, which means “cheek”or “chin”, an allusion to the lines of robust spines along the sides of the head. Species. The currently recognized species in this genus are: Plectrogenium barsukovi Mandritsa, 1992
- Actinopterygii
- Plectrogenium, C. H. Gilbert, 1905
Plectronoceras. Plectronoceras is the earliest known shelled cephalopod, dating to the Late Cambrian. [1] [2] [3] None of the fossils are complete, and none show the apex or aperture of the shell. [3] Approximately half of its shell was filled with septa; 7 were recorded in a 2 centimetres (0.79 in) shell. [4]
- †Plectronoceras, Ulrich & Foerste, 1933
- †Plectronoceridae
noun [ C ] mainly UK uk / ˈplek.trəm / us / ˈplek.trəm / plural plectrums or plectra uk / -ə / us (US usually pick) Add to word list. a small, thin piece of plastic, metal, etc. that is held between the fingers and thumb and used for playing instruments such as the guitar. Matthew Bosco/EyeEm/GettyImages.
noun [ C ] mainly UKus/ˈplek.trəm/uk/ˈplek.trəm/pluralplectrums or plectrausuk/-ə/(US usuallypick) a small, thin piece of plastic, metal, etc. that is held between the fingers and thumb and used for playing instruments such as the guitar. Matthew Bosco/EyeEm/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Musical instruments. accordion.
noun. plec· trum ˈplek-trəm. plural plectra ˈplek-trə or plectrums. : pick entry 3 sense 2c. Examples of plectrum in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Watson is widely credited with popularizing the guitar style known as flatpicking, a rapid-fire approach to playing notes and chords on guitar strings by use of a plectrum, or guitar pick.
Mar 23, 2024 · plectrum (plural plectrums or plectra) ( music) A small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. ( anatomy, zoology) A projection of bone or other stiff tissue, such as the ridges in some insects' stridulatory organs.
