"harmonium" meaning in English

See harmonium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)ˈməʊ.ni.əm/ [UK], /hɑɹˈmoʊ.ni.əm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-harmonium.wav Forms: harmoniums [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊniəm Etymology: Borrowed from French harmonium, a term coined by French inventor Alexandre Debain in 1840. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|harmonium}} Borrowed from French harmonium, {{coin|fr|Alexandre Debain|in=1840|nat=French|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=inventor}} coined by French inventor Alexandre Debain in 1840 Head templates: {{en-noun}} harmonium (plural harmoniums)
  1. (music) 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. Categories (topical): Music, Electricity, Fictional materials, Musical instruments, Organ instruments Translations (musical instrument): harmònium [masculine] (Catalan), 簧風琴 (Chinese Mandarin), 簧风琴 (Chinese Mandarin), harmonium [neuter] (Dutch), harmoni (Finnish), urkuharmoni (Finnish), harmonium [masculine] (French), Harmonium [neuter] (German), પેટીવાજું (peṭīvājũ) (Gujarati), हारमोनियम (hārmoniyam) (Hindi), harmóníum [neuter] (Icelandic), armóin [feminine] (Irish), पेटी (peṭī) (Konkani), harmonium [New-Latin, neuter] (Latin), hāmonia (Maori), हार्मोनियम (hārmoniyam) (Marathi), harmonium [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), fisharmonia [feminine] (Polish), harmonium [neuter] (Polish), фисгармо́ния (fisgarmónija) [feminine] (Russian), armonyo (Tagalog), హార్మోనియం (hārmōniyaṁ) (Telugu), ہارمونیم (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-harmonium-en-noun-AVb~odbm Disambiguation of Electricity: 48 52 Disambiguation of Fictional materials: 47 53 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 45 55 Disambiguation of Organ instruments: 47 53 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'musical instrument': 89 11
  2. Synonym of Hooke's atom. Categories (topical): Electricity, Fictional materials, Helium, Musical instruments, Organ instruments Synonyms: Hooke's atom [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-harmonium-en-noun-1ErZxWFZ Disambiguation of Electricity: 48 52 Disambiguation of Fictional materials: 47 53 Disambiguation of Helium: 30 70 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 45 55 Disambiguation of Organ instruments: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Konkani translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Konkani translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: harmoniumist, organ harmonium Related terms: melodeon, reed organ, shruti box

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "harmoniumist"
    },
    {
      "word": "organ harmonium"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "Alexandre Debain",
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      },
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      "name": "coin"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "melodeon"
    },
    {
      "word": "reed organ"
    },
    {
      "word": "shruti box"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Describes Some Strange Doings in Hammersmith”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:",
          "text": "The only other man was a little grey-headed fellow with a pleasant face and quick, twinkling eyes, who sat at a harmonium in the corner.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC, page 244:",
          "text": "They were a grave and reverend seignior in a frock coat, a lady sitting at a portable harmonium, and a chinless youth toying with a crucifix.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1951 October, “Notes and News: The Harmonium at Troutbeck”, in Railway Magazine, page 709:",
          "text": "It [Troutbeck] has religious isolation also, for it is several miles—and very strenuous miles in winter—from the parish church at Mungrisdale, and the introduction of the harmonium to the waiting room was due to the zeal of a vicar of many years ago who, in the absence of any other room in the village, obtained permission to use the premises for services, including Sunday School. Most of his successors have continued this self-sacrificing duty.",
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        "(music) 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."
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of Hooke's atom."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/hɑɹˈmoʊ.ni.əm/",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "harmònium"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "簧風琴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "簧风琴"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "harmonium"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "harmoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "urkuharmoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonium"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Harmonium"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "peṭīvājũ",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "પેટીવાજું"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "hārmoniyam",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "हारमोनियम"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "harmóníum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "armóin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kok",
      "lang": "Konkani",
      "roman": "peṭī",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "पेटी"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "New-Latin",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "harmonium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "hāmonia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "hārmoniyam",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "हार्मोनियम"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonium"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fisharmonia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "harmonium"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fisgarmónija",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фисгармо́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "armonyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "hārmōniyaṁ",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "హార్మోనియం"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "ہارمونیم"
    }
  ],
  "word": "harmonium"
}

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