different between harmonium vs keybord

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French harmonium, a term coined by Alexandre Debain.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??ni?m

Noun

harmonium (plural harmoniums)

1. (music) A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.
   • 1933, George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, Harcourt Brace Jovanivich, page 181:

     They were a grave and reverend seignior in a frock coat, a lady sitting at a portable harmonium, and a chinless youth toying with a crucifix.

Derived terms

• harmoniumist

Translations

Usage notes

• See Wikipedia for differences in usage between US and UK

See also

• reed organ

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

harmonium m (plural harmoniums)

1. (Jersey) harmonium

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

harmonium n (definite singular harmoniet, indefinite plural harmonier, definite plural harmonia or harmoniene)

1. (music) a harmonium or pump organ

   Synonyms: pumpeorgel, salmesykkel, trøorgel, tråorgel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

harmonium n (definite singular harmoniet, indefinite plural harmonium, definite plural harmonia)

1. (music) a harmonium or pump organ

   Synonyms: pumpeorgel, salmesykkel, trøorgel, tråorgel