harmonium
Meanings
Plural: harmoniums
Noun
- a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
- A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.
- Synonym of Hooke's atom.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French harmonium, a term coined by French inventor Alexandre Debain in 1840.
Synonyms
Hooke's atom, organ, reed organ
Scrabble Score: 16
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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