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Definitions for bourdon
ˈbʊər dn, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr-bour·don

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. drone, drone pipe, bourdonnoun

    a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone

Wiktionary

  1. bourdonnoun

    the burden or bass of a melody

  2. bourdonnoun

    the drone pipe of a bagpipe

  3. bourdonnoun

    the lowest-pitched stop of an organ

  4. bourdonnoun

    the lowest-pitched bell of a carillon

  5. bourdonnoun

    a large, low-pitched bell not part of a diatonically tuned ring of bells

  6. bourdonnoun

    a bumblebee

  7. Etymology: From bourdon

ChatGPT

  1. bourdon

    A bourdon is a type of term used in different contexts. Primarily, it refers to a type of organ pipe that produces a low, deep tone. Bourdon can also refer to a pressure gauge used in steam engines, a type of unisonous drone in tonal music or a low pitched drone string in string instruments. Additionally, in horology, it refers to a type of component used efficiently in barometers, pressure gauges, and pressure switches.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bourdonnoun

    a pilgrim's staff

  2. Bourdonnoun

    a drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.)

  3. Bourdonnoun

    a kind of organ stop

Wikidata

  1. Bourdon

    Bourdon, bordun, or bordone normally denotes a stopped flute/flue type of pipe in an organ characterized by a very dark, heavy tone, strong in fundamental, with a quint transient but relatively little overtone development. Its half-length construction make it especially well suited to low pitches, and the name is derived from the French word for 'buzz'.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bourdon

    bōōr′dun, n. the refrain of a song: a bass stop in an organ or harmonium. [See Burden.]

  2. Bourdon

    bōōr′dun, n. (obs.) a pilgrim's staff: a club. [Fr.—Low L. burdon-em, a mule.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BOURDON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bourdon is ranked #14631 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Bourdon surname appeared 2,034 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bourdon.

    81.3% or 1,655 total occurrences were White.
    10.7% or 219 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.1% or 85 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.1% or 44 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 14 total occurrences were Black.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bourdon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bourdon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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