1. a small rectangular keyboard instrument with metal strings that are struck by metal blades, popular from the 14th to 18th centuries
Usage: historical musical instrument

Examples

• The musician played a Bach piece on the clavichord.
• Unlike a piano, the clavichord produces sound by striking strings with metal tangents.
• The clavichord was a popular household instrument in Renaissance Europe.
• She practiced her scales on the small clavichord in her music room.
• The museum’s collection includes a beautifully preserved 17th-century clavichord.
• The clavichord’s soft, intimate sound made it ideal for private music-making.