Definitions for wood block
wood block

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1. woodcut, wood block, wood engravingnoun

   engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints

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1. wood blocknoun

   a woodcut

2. wood blocknoun

   a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick

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1. wood block

   A wood block is a piece of wood that is often used as a tool in various fields such as art, printing, construction, and music. In art and printing, it may refer to a block of wood with a design carved into it for printmaking. In construction, it might be used as building material. In the field of music, it denotes a percussion instrument also called a slit drum that is struck to produce sound. The size, shape and type of wood may vary depending on specific usage.

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1. wood block

   A woodblock is essentially a small piece of slit drum made from a single piece of wood and used as a percussion instrument. It is struck with a stick, making a characteristically percussive sound. East Asian musics use a variety of wood blocks ranging from small hand-held instruments to enormous temple blocks which may be sounded by swinging a large log against them. Log drums made from hollowed logs, and slit drums made from bamboo, are used in Africa and the Pacific Islands. The muyu is a rounded woodblock carved in the shape of a fish and struck with a wooden stick. It is made in various sizes and is often used in Buddhist chanting, in China as well as in other Asian nations including Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Also in China, a small, rectangular, high-pitched wood block called bangzi is used. In Vietnam, a slit drum called song lang is widely used. The orchestral wood-block instrument of the West is generally made from teak or another hardwood. The dimensions of this instrument vary considerably, although it is always a rectangular block of wood with one or sometimes two longitudinal cavities. It is played by striking it with a stick.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wood block in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wood block in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wood block
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wood_Block
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wood block