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Sounding board

noun

A person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability.

(music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument. Synonym: soundboard.

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"Sounding board" Quotes from Famous Books

... blood-pressure fluctuation. Till now, we've had to operate on the basis of a cumulative group reaction, with the obvious disadvantages of all group samples. With Everett & Associates, we may well have a single-unit, perfectly representative sounding board." ...

— Telempathy • Vance Simonds

... perpendicular fall. It slashed them in the face under the drooping brims of their sombreros, so they drew into the shelter of the highest part of the standing wall. Still some of the rain struck them, but the major part of it was shunted over their heads. Moreover, the wall acted as a sort of sounding board, catching up every odd noise from the storm-beaten plain beyond. They could speak to ...

— The Night Horseman • Max Brand

... chambers is required by the third principle—that the tone must be reinforced by resonance in all the hollow spaces of the head. These are found in the nose, above the palate and even above the eyes. They have the same effect as the sounding board of a musical instrument, in giving quality to the tone. The best way to put this principle into practice is to learn the sensation of the clear and ringing tone which is produced by proper placing of the voice. Exercises containing the letters "M" and "N" will ...

— Military Instructors Manual • James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker