ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electronic musical instrument mean? 

• ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (noun)
  The noun ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT has 1 sense:

1. a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically

  Familiarity information: ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical instrument that generates sounds electronically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

electronic instrument; electronic musical instrument

Hypernyms ("electronic musical instrument" is a kind of...):

instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electronic musical instrument"):

electric organ; electronic organ; Hammond organ; organ ((music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ)

synthesiser; synthesizer ((music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments)

theremin (an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing)