KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase keyboard instrument. (close relations)
Definition of KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT
Best Alternative Words for KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT
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| clavichord | nounn | |||||||
noun • an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound | ||||||||
| harpsichord | nounn | |||||||
noun • a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots | ||||||||
| organ | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function • a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function • (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ • a periodical that is published by a special interest group • wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard • a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows | ||||||||
| piano | nounn | |||||||
adjective • (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone noun • a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds • (music) low loudness adverb • used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly | ||||||||
| synthesizer | nounn | |||||||
noun • an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods • (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments | ||||||||
