THEREMIN


Meaning of THEREMIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈther-ə-mən ]

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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