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English noun: sounding board | |||
| 1. | sounding board (person) a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability | ||
| Samples | I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| 2. | sounding board (artifact) (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument | ||
| Synonyms | soundboard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cavity resonator, resonating chamber, resonator | ||
| Part holonym | sound hole | ||
| Part meronym | forte-piano, piano, pianoforte, stringed instrument | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
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