different between accordion vs melodica

English

Alternative forms

• accordeon (dated)

Etymology

First attested in 1831. From German Akkordeon, from Akkord (“harmony”), from French accord, from Old French acorder, based on Italian accordare (“to tune”). See also accord.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k?(?).di.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?.?k??.di.?n/
• Hyphenation: ac?cord?i?on

Noun

accordion (plural accordions)

1. A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.
2. (graphical user interface) A vertical list of items that can be individually expanded and collapsed to reveal their contents.

Synonyms

• squeezebox

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Irish: acordán

Translations

See also

• bandoneon
• concertina

Verb

accordion (third-person singular simple present accordions, present participle accordioning, simple past and past participle accordioned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To fold up, in the manner of an accordion
   • 1980, Stephen King, The Mist

     I slit the wrapping with my pocketknife and the clothesline accordioned out in stiff loops.

Anagrams

• Concordia

English

Etymology

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Noun

melodica (plural melodicas)

1. A free-reed keyboard wind instrument.

Translations

Anagrams

• amelodic, cameloid

Italian

Adjective

melodica

1. feminine singular of melodico

Anagrams

• maledico