English Explanatory Dictionary

harmonium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Synonym of Hooke's atom.

Pronunciation

här-mō′nē-əm /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-harmonium.wav /hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.əm/ /hɐːˈmɐʉ̯.niː.əm/ /hɐːˈməʉ̯.niː.əm/ /haɹˈmo.ni.əm/ /hɑː(ɾ)ˈmoː.niː.um/

Word forms

harmonium harmoniums

Etymology

Borrowed from French harmonium, coined by French harmonium inventor Alexandre Debain in 1840. By surface analysis, harmony + -ium. First attested in 1847.

Synonyms

Hooke's atom

Related words

melodeon reed organ shruti box

Derived words

harmoniumist organ harmonium telharmonium
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