THEREMIN

Meaning of THEREMIN in English

noun Etymology: modification of Russian termen-voks from Lev Sergeevich Termen (Léon Thérémin) died 1993 Russian engineer & inventor + Latin vox voice Date: 1927 a purely melodic electronic musical instrument typically played by moving the hands in the electromagnetic fields surrounding two projecting antennae

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THEREMIN — ˈtherəmə̇n sometimes ˈter- noun ( -s ) Etymology: after Leo Theremin b 1896 Russ. engineer & inventor : a purely …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THEREMIN — — thereminist , n. /ther"euh min/ , n. a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THEREMIN — noun Etymology: modification of Russian termen-voks from Lev Sergeevich Termen (Léon Thérémin) died 1993 Russian engineer & inventor + Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEREMIN — [ 'θɛrəmɪn ] ■ noun an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THEREMIN — [the.re.min] n [Lev Theremin b1896 Russ. engineer & inventor] (1927): a purely melodic electronic musical instrument typically played by moving …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THEREMIN — also called Thereminvox, or Etherophone, electronic musical instrument invented in 1920 in the Soviet Union by Leon Theremin (also called …
Britannica English vocabulary
THEREMIN — theremin, thérémin, T~ BrE AmE ˈθer əm ɪn § -ən ▷ theremin|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THEREMIN — Терменвокс
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THEREMIN — сущ. терменвокс ( электромузыкальный инструмент )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THEREMIN — сущ. терменвокс (электромузыкальный инструмент)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THEREMIN — n. Pronunciation: ' ther- ə -m ə n Function: noun Etymology: modification of Russian termen-voks from Lev Sergeevich Termen (Léon …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LÉON THEREMIN — Термен, Лев Сергеевич
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THEREMINIST — noun see theremin
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ETHEROPHONE — noun also ae·ther·o·phone ˈēthərəˌfōn; ə̇ˈther-, ēˈ- ( -s ) Etymology: ether, aether + -o- + -phone : theremin
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTROPHONE — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfōn noun Etymology: electr- + -phone : an instrument (as a theremin) that produces musical tones by means of oscillating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUSIC — the art concerned with combining vocal or instrumental sounds for beauty of form or emotional expression, usually according to cultural …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTROPHONE — any of a class of musical instruments in which the initial sound either is produced by electronic means or is …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTRONIC MUSIC — any music involving electronic processing, e.g., recording and editing on tape, and whose reproduction involves the use of loudspeakers. Although …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT — any musical instrument that produces or modifies sounds by electric, and usually electronic, means. The electronic element in such music …
Britannica English vocabulary
COWELL, HENRY — born March 11, 1897, Menlo Park, California, U.S. died December 10, 1965, Shady, New York in full Henry Dixon Cowell …
Britannica English vocabulary
WRING — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES soaking/sopping/wringing wet (= very wet ) ▪ His suit was soaking wet. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INVENT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES make up/invent a story ▪ She confessed to making up the story of being abducted. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INVENT — INDEX: 1. to think of a new idea, design, or name for something 2. someone who invents something 3. something …
Longman Activator English vocab
ТЕРМЕНВОКС — Theremin
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
ТЕРМЕН, ЛЕВ СЕРГЕЕВИЧ — Léon Theremin
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

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