different between synthesizer vs fortepiano

English

Alternative forms

• synthesiser (especially UK)

Etymology

synthesize +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?n.???sa?.z?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?n.???sa?.z?/

Noun

synthesizer (plural synthesizers)

1. (music) An electronic instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and has a keyboard.
2. (music) An electronic instrument module that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
3. (electronics) An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
4. (electronics) An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.

Derived terms

• synthesist

Descendants

• ? Hebrew: ??????????? (síntesaizer)

Translations

Further reading

• synthesizer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Noun

fortepiano (plural fortepianos)

1. A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter, precursor to the pianoforte.

Anagrams

• piano-forte, pianoforte

Finnish

Noun

fortepiano

1. (music) fortepiano

Declension

Italian

Noun

fortepiano m (plural fortepiani)

1. fortepiano

Derived terms

• fortepianista

Veps

Etymology

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Noun

fortepiano

1. fortepiano

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “??????????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika