electronic musical instrument
- noun
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪk ˈmjuːzɪkəl ˈɪnstrʊmənt/
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instrumento musical electrónico
- She learned how to play several songs on her new electronic musical instrument, which she found very fun.
Examples
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It is a number-based (digital) language for electronic musical instruments.
Academic text (1994) -
File Types: Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.midi) is an industry-standard electronic communications protocol that enables electronic musical instruments, computers, and other equipment to communicate, control, and synchronize with each other in real time.
Academic text (2008) -
The electronic musical instrument produced vibrant sounds that captivated the audience during the performance.
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During the concert, the band showcased an electronic musical instrument that could produce a range of sounds.
Synonyms
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3.9
An electronic instrument usually played with a keyboard that makes many sounds and copies other instruments
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2.3
A thing like a piano or guitar that you play to make music
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4.2
A musical instrument that makes sound using electricity
Antonyms
How Electronic
Surface Forms
Morphology
electronic + musical + instrument
The meaning is directly compositional: 'instrument' (a device that produces musical sounds) modified by 'musical' and 'electronic' clearly yields a device that produces music using electronic technology. This modifier + noun construction is literal and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would reliably infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Electronic musical instrument comes from the simple image of an instrument that uses electronic parts and wires to make musical sounds instead of strings or air. So, it means 'an instrument that uses electronic parts to make sounds'.