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string of musical instrument

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MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    string of musical instrument

    乐器上产生声音的细绳yuèqì shàng chǎnshēng shēngyīn de xìshéng

    • This guitar has six strings.

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    • Quỳnh Trang's "Cung Đàn Có Em" is my favorite Vietnamese song.

  2. noun

    chord (segment of curve)

    连接曲线上两点的直线段liánjiē qūxiàn shàng liǎng diǎn de zhíxiàn duàn

  3. noun

    bow string

    弓上绷紧的细绳,用来射箭;琴、琵琶等乐器上发声的细绳gōng shàng běngjǐn de xìshéng, yòngláI shè jiàn; qín, pípa děng yuèqì shàng fāshēng de xìshéng

    • The string on this bow is very tight.

  4. noun

    watchspring

    乐器或弓上的细绳yuèqì huò gōng shàng de xìshéng

    • The mainspring of this watch has broken.

  5. noun

    hypotenuse

    直角三角形中最长的边zhíjiǎo sānjiǎoxíng zhōng zuì cháng de biān

    • What is the hypotenuse of this triangle?

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A bowstring stretched across an arc creates a mysterious sound like the deep black of the void.

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