metronome

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Coined in English from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + νόμος (nómos, “regulation, law”).

Peter's coolie, with his long legs braced far apart on the running-boards, bent his back, swaying like a mighty metronome from port to starboard, from starboard to port, whipping the water into an angry, milky foam. — Peter the Brazen: A Mystery Story of Modern China, George F. (George Frank) Worts
The square oars rang in the iron thwarts, and, in the stillness, seemed to mark time, like the beating of a metronome, while at the stern the rudder that trailed behind never ceased its gentle splash against the water. — Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert

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