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A sonometer is an apparatus for investigating the vibration of a string or wire under tension. The equipment allows the length of the string and its tension to be varied. See Wikipedia entry 'sonometer' for more details

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It is commonly used in Melde's experiment. A sonometer demonstrates the relationship between the frequency of the sound produced by a plucked string, and the tension, length and mass per unit length of the string. These relationships are usually called Mersenne's law after Marin Mersenne (1588-1648), who investigated and codified them.

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A sonometer is a device that is used to measure the various frequencies of sound that can be made when a string is plucked. Essentially, it consists of a box that has a string run through the middle, with weights and bridges fastened to each end.

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A digital Sonometer is on average 237mm high x 60mm x 38mm.

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a centimeter

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