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Noun: sounding board
  1. (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
    "The piano's sounding board amplified the vibrations of the strings";
    - soundboard
     
  2. A person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability
    "I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies"

Derived forms: sounding boards

Type of: actor, cavity resonator, doer, resonating chamber, resonator, worker

Part of: forte-piano, piano, pianoforte, stringed instrument

Encyclopedia: Sounding board