Definitions for bullroarer
bull·roar·er

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bullroarernoun

   An ancient ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, dating back to the Paleolithic period.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bullroarer

   The bullroarer, rhombus, or turndun, is an ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over great distances. It consists of a piece of wood attached to a string, which when swung in a large circle produces a roaring vibrato sound. It dates to the Paleolithic period, being found in Ukraine dating from 18,000 BC. Anthropologist Michael Boyd, a bullroarer expert, documents a number found in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. In ancient Greece it was a sacred instrument used in the Dionysian Mysteries and is still used in rituals worldwide. It was a prominent musical technology among the Australian Aboriginal people, used in ceremonies and to communicate with different people groups across the continent. Many different cultures believe that the sounds they make have the power to ward off evil influences.

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Bullroarer

   The bullroarer, rhombus, or turndun, is an ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over greatly extended distances. It dates to the Paleolithic period, being found in Ukraine dating from 17,000 BC. Anthropologist Michael Boyd, a Bullroarer expert, documents a number found in Europe, Asia, the Indian sub-continent, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. In ancient Greece it was a sacred instrument used in the Dionysian Mysteries and is still used in rituals worldwide. Along with the didgeridoo, it is prominent technology among Australian Aborigines, used in ceremony across the continent. The bullroarer has sometimes been incorrectly used as a means of seeming to demonstrate the Doppler effect in sound waves. In such cases, an incorrect explanation which might be given is that as the instrument travels around its circular path, its perceived pitch may, to a third party, seem to appear to rise and fall as it moves closer and farther away, respectively. This explanation is credible only because it is hard to keep track of the circling blade's location and at the same time to associate that with the bullroarer's pitch changes. In fact, when the bullroarer is whirled around one's head in a horizontal plane, the pitch rises and falls in its usual manner even though the spinning neither approaches much nor retreats much from the ears of the whirler. There is essentially no Doppler effect involved in that case, only the speeding up and slowing of the axially rotating blade.

How to pronounce bullroarer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bullroarer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bullroarer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bullroarer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bullroarer
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullroarer
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bullroarer