• A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used inplaying upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.


    Plectrum meaning & definition 1 of Plectrum.


  • A plectrum is a device for plucking or strumming a stringed instrument. In guitars, banjos, and similar instruments, the plectrum is a separate tool held in the player's hand. In harpsichords, the plectra form part of the mechanism of the instrument.

    Plectrum meaning & definition 2 of Plectrum.


  • A thin flat piece of plastic, tortoiseshell, or other slightly flexible material held by or worn on the fingers and used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar.

    Plectrum meaning & definition 3 of Plectrum.

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