Armonica Definition

noun

A musical instrument made of blown-glass bowls mounted on a spindle turned originally by a foot pedal, and played with wetted fingers, producing an ethereal sound. Technically, it is a crystallophone. It has enjoyed a modern revival.

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Other Word Forms of Armonica

Noun

Singular:
armonica
Plural:
armonicas

Origin of Armonica

  • Coined by Benjamin Franklin, its inventor; built on Italian armonia (“harmony”). Glass harmonica is a corruption of Franklin's original word, a backformation influenced by harmonica (a reed instrument invented sixty years later).

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AARARM

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ACAICA

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