transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhärp-si-ˌkȯrd ]
noun
Etymology: modification of Italian arpicordo, from arpa harp + corda string
Date: 1611
: a stringed instrument resembling a grand piano but usually having two keyboards and two or more strings for each note and producing tones by the plucking of strings with plectra
• harp·si·chord·ist -ˌkȯr-dist noun