SOUNDING BOARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sounding board mean? 

• SOUNDING BOARD (noun)
  The noun SOUNDING BOARD has 2 senses:

1. a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability

2. (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument

  Familiarity information: SOUNDING BOARD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOUNDING BOARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies

Hypernyms ("sounding board" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

soundboard; sounding board

Hypernyms ("sounding board" is a kind of...):

cavity resonator; resonating chamber; resonator (a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves)

Meronyms (parts of "sounding board"):

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

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Holonyms ("sounding board" is a part of...):

forte-piano; piano; pianoforte (a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)

stringed instrument (a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound)