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SOUND HOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sound hole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
Holonyms ("sound hole" is a part of...):
soundboard; sounding board ((music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument)