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clavicylinder

clavicylinder noun: a musical instrument that had revolving glass cylinders that vibrated when cloth-covered levers, operated by a keyboard, were pressed against them.

Noun

clavicylinder (plural clavicylinders)

  1. A musical instrument that had revolving glass cylinders that vibrated when cloth-covered levers, operated by a keyboard, were pressed against them

Forms of clavicylinder

pluralclavicylinders

Questions about clavicylinder

What does clavicylinder mean?
Clavicylinder means a musical instrument that had revolving glass cylinders that vibrated when cloth-covered levers, operated by a keyboard, were pressed against them.
What part of speech is clavicylinder?
Clavicylinder is a noun.
What is the plural of clavicylinder?
The plural of clavicylinder is clavicylinders.

Words near clavicylinder in the dictionary

  1. clavicular
  2. clavicularia
  3. clavicularium
  4. claviculate
  5. claviculæ
  6. clavicylinder
  7. clavicylinders
  8. clavicymbal
  9. clavicymbals
  10. clavicymbalum
  11. clavicymbalums

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