glass harmonica

glass har·mon·i·ca

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [glas, glahs hahr-mon-i-kuh]
- /glæs, glɑs hɑrˈmɒn ɪ kə/
- /ɡlɑːs hɑːˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glas, glahs hahr-mon-i-kuh]
- /glæs, glɑs hɑrˈmɒn ɪ kə/

Definitions of glass harmonica words

noun glass harmonica 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. 1
noun glass harmonica a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism 0
noun glass harmonica a musical instrument consisting of a conveniently arranged series of graduated glasses from which tones are produced by rubbing the edges with a wet finger 0
noun glass harmonica (music) A musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin. See armonica. 0

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Origin of glass harmonica

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Glass harmonica

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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glass harmonica popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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