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Noun: sound hole  sawnd hówl
  1. A hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones
    "The luthier carefully carved the sound hole to enhance the violin's acoustics"

Derived forms: sound holes

Type of: hole

Part of: soundboard, sounding board

Encyclopedia: Sound hole