SOUND HOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sound hole mean? 

• SOUND HOLE (noun)
  The noun SOUND HOLE has 1 sense:

1. a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones

  Familiarity information: SOUND HOLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOUND HOLE (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)