Meaning of HARMONIUM
| Pronunciation: | | hâr'mowneeum
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[n] a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows |
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HARMONIUM is a 9 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | organ, reed organ |
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| | See Also: | | free-reed instrument | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Har*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Harmony}. ]
A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially
designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by
forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the
vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or
two keyboards, and has pedals and stops.
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| | Related Terms: | | baroque organ, calliope, calliophone, choralcelo, electric organ, electro-pneumatic organ, Hammond organ, hydraulic organ, melodeon, melodica, orchestrelle, organ, organophone, pipe organ, reed organ, seraphine, steam organ, symphonion, tracker-action organ, tubular-pneumatic organ, vocalion |
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