'Harmonium' definitions:
Definition of 'harmonium'
(from WordNet)
noun
A free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows [syn: harmonium, organ, reed organ]
Definition of 'Harmonium'
From: GCIDE
- Harmonium \Har*mo"ni*um\ (h[aum]r*m[=o]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL. See Harmony. ] A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'harmonium'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baroque organ,
- calliope,
- calliophone,
- choralcelo,
- electric organ,
- electro-pneumatic organ,
- Hammond organ,
- hydraulic organ,
- melodeon,
- melodica,
- orchestrelle,
- organ,
- organophone,
- pipe organ,
- reed organ,
- seraphine,
- steam organ,
- symphonion,
- tracker-action organ,
- tubular-pneumatic organ,
- vocalion