sounding board

sounding board

n.

1. Music

a. A thin board forming the upper portion of the resonant chamber in an instrument, such as a violin or piano, and serving to increase resonance.

b. A structure placed behind or over a podium or platform to reflect music or a speaker's voice to an audience. Also called soundboard.

2. A person or group whose reactions to an idea, opinion, or point of view serve as a measure of its effectiveness or acceptability.

3. A device or means serving to spread or popularize an idea or a point of view.

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sounding board

n

1. (Music / Instruments) Also called soundboard a thin wooden board in a piano or comprising the upper surface of a resonating chamber in a violin, cello, etc., serving to amplify the vibrations produced by the strings passing across it See also belly [6]

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called soundboard a thin screen suspended over a pulpit, stage, etc., to reflect sound towards an audience

3. a person, group, experiment, etc., used to test a new idea, policy, etc., for acceptance or applicability

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sounding board - a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability; "I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	sounding board - (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument soundboard forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds cavity resonator, resonating chamber, resonator - a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves sound hole - a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

Translations

sounding board

n

(on instrument) → Resonanzboden m; (over platform etc) → Schalldeckel m

(fig) → Resonanzboden m; he used the committee as a sounding board for his ideas → er benutzte den Ausschuss, um die Wirkung seiner Vorschläge zu sondieren

sounding board n (Mus) → tavola armonica (fig) → banco di prova

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sounding board n (Mus) → tavola armonica (fig) → banco di prova