harmonium

名词 n.
/hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.əm/    /hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.əm/|/hɐːˈmɐʉ̯.niː.əm/|/hɐːˈməʉ̯.niː.əm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — Pianos, melodiums, harmoniums, eolinas, &c. too dear at any price.
  2. Synonym of Hooke's atom.

词形变化

harmoniums plural

词源

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