different between adjustable vs metronome

English

adjust +? -able

adjustable (comparative more adjustable, superlative most adjustable)

adjustable (plural adjustables)

Anything that can be adjusted.
- 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
  "He came in. He had a gun. He was crazy. You can see he was crazy; look what he did to Ricky. He thought Ricky was me. He wanted to steal my adjustables. Look."
  Sonny smiled and tilted the steel case so Henry could look at the jumble of rusty ironmongery inside.

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

metronome (plural metronomes)

(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes.

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