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An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.

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  1. n. An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.
  2. n. clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
  3. An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure time in music.
  4. An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a slidingweight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to measure timein music.
  5. n:100 n. clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music