harmonium

[ hahr-moh-nee-uhm ]

noun

1. an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.

harmonium

/ hɑːˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a musical keyboard instrument of the reed organ family, in which air from pedal-operated bellows causes the reeds to vibrate

Word History and Origins

Origin of harmonium¹

1840–50; Latinization of Greek harmónion, neuter of harmónios harmonious

Word History and Origins

Origin of harmonium¹

C19: from French, from harmonie harmony

Example Sentences

A big presence on stage, he was always surrounded by fellow musicians on Indian instruments like the harmonium and the three-stringed sarangi, and a jamboree of vocalists providing the drone of the tanpura.

From BBC

He took his seat behind the harmonium that had been part of his life for 70 years.

From New York Times

He showed Reuters video clips of him playing the harmonium and rubab, a string instrument, some of which were on social media.

From Reuters

Some of the items set ablaze in Herat included a guitar, a harmonium and a tabla - a kind of drum - as well as amplifiers and speakers, according to images online.

From BBC

What came back was a score marked by a booming, sulfuric war call played on a heavily amplified harmonium.

From Los Angeles Times