GLASS HARMONICA

Meaning of GLASS HARMONICA in English

a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.

[ 1905-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GLASS HARMONICA — noun Date: circa 1909 a musical instrument consisting of a series of rotating glass bowls of differing sizes played by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GLASS HARMONICA — noun : a musical instrument of the 18th and 19th centuries consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses turning on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLASS HARMONICA — Date: circa 1909 : a musical instrument consisting of a series of rotating glass bowls of differing sizes played by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GLASS HARMONICA — Function: noun Date: circa 1909 : a musical instrument consisting of a series of rotating glass bowls of differing sizes …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GLASS HARMONICA — ■ noun a musical instrument consisting of a row of glass bowls, played by rubbing the rims with a finger …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GLASS HARMONICA — [glass harmonica] n (ca. 1909): a musical instrument consisting of a series of rotating glass bowls of differing sizes played …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GLASS HARMONICA — musical instrument consisting of a set of graduated, tuned glass bowls sounded by the friction of wetted fingers on their …
Britannica English vocabulary
HARMONICA — n I. harmonics; II. harmonica (1. glass harmonica; 2. instrument of glockenspiel type; 3. mouth organ)
Interlingua English vocab
HARMONICA — noun Etymology: Italian armonica, feminine of armonico harmonious Date: 1762 glass ~ , a small rectangular wind instrument with free …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARMONICA — or mouth organ Small rectangular wind instrument consisting of free metal reeds set in slots in a small wooden frame …
Английский словарь Британика
GLASS — I Solid material, typically a mix of inorganic compounds, usually transparent or translucent, hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural …
Английский словарь Британика
GLASS — I. ˈglas, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English glas, from Old English glæs; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARMONICA — härˈmänə̇kə, hȧˈ-, -nēkə noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by harmonic ) (I) of armonica 1. : glass harmonica …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARMONICA — (n.) A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
Английский словарь Webster
HARMONICA — (n.) A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, …
Английский словарь Webster
HARMONICA — ( n. ) A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HARMONICA — ( n. ) A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HARMONICA — /hahr mon"i keuh/ , n. 1. Also called mouth organ . a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARMONICA — n. mouth organ, small musical wind instrument played by inhaling and exhaling into a row of holes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HARMONICA — noun Etymology: Italian armonica, feminine of armonico harmonious Date: 1762 1. : glass harmonica 2. : a small rectangular wind …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARMONICA — noun a toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers. 2. harmonica …
Webster English vocab
GLASS — vt to case in glass. 2. glass ·vt anything made of glass. 3. glass ·vt a looking-glass; a mirror. 4. …
Webster English vocab
HARMONICA — [ hα:'mɒnɪkə ] ■ noun a small rectangular wind instrument with a row of metal reeds along its length, held …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HARMONICA — [har.mon.i.ca] n [It armonica, fem. of armonico harmonious] (1762) 1: glass harmonica 2: a small rectangular wind instrument with free …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARMONICA — either of two musical instruments, the friction-sounded glass harmonica (q.v.) and the mouth organ, a free-reed wind instrument produced by …
Britannica English vocabulary
GLASS — an inorganic solid material that is usually transparent or translucent as well as hard, brittle, and impervious to the natural …
Britannica English vocabulary
HARMONICA — harmonica BrE AmE hɑː ˈmɒn ɪk ə AmE \ hɑːr ˈmɑːn- ▷ harmonica|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HARMONICA — / hɑːˈmɒnɪkə; NAmE hɑːrˈmɑːn-/ ( BrE also ˈmouth organ ) noun a small musical instrument that you hold near your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GLASS — / glɑːs; NAmE glæs/ noun , verb ■ noun TRANSPARENT SUBSTANCE 1. [ U ] a hard, usually transparent, substance …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARMONICA — har ‧ mon ‧ i ‧ ca /hɑːˈmɒnɪkə $ hɑːrˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Italian …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLASS — I. glass 1 S1 W1 /ɡlɑːs $ ɡlæs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ glass , glasses, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARMONICA — n. a small rectangular wind instrument with a row of metal reeds along its length, held against the lips and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GLASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARMONICA — n. a small rectangular wind instrument with a row of metal reeds along its length, held against the lips and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GLASS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARMONICA — n. a small rectangular wind instrument with a row of metal reeds along its length, held against the lips and …
Oxford English vocab
GLASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by …
Oxford English vocab
HARMONICA — ( harmonicas) A harmonica is a small musical instrument. You play the harmonica by moving it across your lips and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARMONICA — (~s) A ~ is a small musical instrument. You play the ~ by moving it across your lips and blowing …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HARMONICA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB play ▪ Adler is 86 and has been playing the harmonica like no one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GLASS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer glass ▪ He raised his beer glass and said 'Cheers!' a glass …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARMONICA — mouth organ [noun] [C] - a small rectangular musical instrument which is played by blowing or sucking air through one …
Cambridge English vocab
GLASS — [noun] - a hard transparent material which is used to make windows, bottles or other containers and objectscoloured glass [U]broken …
Cambridge English vocab
HARMONICA — n. or mouth organ Small rectangular wind instrument consisting of free metal reeds set in slots in a small wooden …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLASS — n. glass fibre Night of Broken Glass Amelung glass Baccarat glass Bohemian glass cameo glass cut glass glass architectural Glass …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GLASS — Synonyms and related words : CM-glass, CR-glass, achromatic lens, adobe, aerological instrument, agate glass, alabaster, aneroid barometer, aneroidograph, astigmatic lens, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARMONICA — n. ( esp. AE ) to play a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
HARMONICA — сущ. губная гармоника to play a harmonica ≈ играть на губной гармонике гармоника, аккордеон; губная гармоника harmonica губная гармоника
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLASS — 1. сущ. 1) а) стекло to blow, make glass ≈ выдувать стекло pane of glass ≈ оконное стекло ground glass …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GLASS — glass.ogg 1. glɑ:s n 1. стекло Venetian armoured, stained glass - венецианское армированное, цветное стекло frosted glass - матовое стекло; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GLASS — 1) стекло 2) стеклянная оптика 3) зеркало 4) стеклянная тара, стеклотара || упаковывать в стеклотару 5) стакан; бокал 6) мн. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GLASS — 1) стекло 2) стеклянная оптика 3) зеркало 4) стеклянная тара, стеклотара || упаковывать в стеклотару 5) стакан; бокал 6) мн. ч. очки • to lit with glass …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GLASS — 1) стекло || стеклянный 2) стеклянная часть прибора 3) стеклянная оптика (бинокль, микроскоп, телескоп и т.п.) 4) зеркало 5) стакан 6) барометр • glass shatters — стекло …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
GLASS — glass сущ.1) а) стекло to blow, make glass — выдувать стекло pane of glass — оконное стекло ground glass — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GLASS — 1. glɑ:s n 1. стекло Venetian armoured, stained glass - венецианское армированное, цветное стекло frosted glass - матовое стекло; шероховатое …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HARMONICA — сущ. губная гармоника to play a harmonica — играть на губной гармонике
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GLASS — 1. сущ. 1) а) стекло to blow, make glass — выдувать стекло ground glass — матовое стекло pane of glass …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HARMONICA — сущ. губная гармоника to play a harmonica — играть на губной гармонике
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GLASS — 1. сущ. 1) а) стекло to blow, make glass — выдувать стекло ground glass — матовое стекло pane of glass — оконное стекло plate glass — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GLASS — стекло - barium glass - borate glass - borosilicate glass - cover glass - double-water glass - fiber glass - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
GLASS — стекло - barium glass - borate glass - borosilicate glass - cover glass - double-water glass - fiber glass - focusing glass - frosted glass - gage glass - ground …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
GLASS — 1) стекло 2) ("glass") "стекло" (маркировка на грузе) 3) барометр 4) песочные часы 5) стеклянный 6) стеклить, покрывать стеклом • multiple glass unit — стеклопакет to glass in …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
GLASS — стекло - to glass in - actinic glass - alkali-resistant glass - anti-actinic glass - antisun glass - architectural glass …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
GLASS — 1) стекло [c crimson]|| стеклянный 2) линза; увеличительное стекло 3) зеркало - absorbing glass - adiactinic glass - apochromatic object …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу

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