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Rhodes piano

Rhodes piano noun: an electric piano whose keys activate hammers that strike thin metal rods of varied length, connected to tonebars, which are then amplified via an electromagnetic pickup.

Noun

Rhodes piano (plural Rhodes pianos)

  1. An electric piano whose keys activate hammers that strike thin metal rods of varied length, connected to tonebars, which are then amplified via an electromagnetic pickup.
    • The Rhodes piano wasn't the only keyboard available at the Apple studio.2001, Andy Babiuk, Beatles Gear, page 237

Forms of Rhodes piano

pluralRhodes pianos

Origin of Rhodes piano

Named after American inventor Harold Rhodes (1910–2000).

Questions about Rhodes piano

What does Rhodes piano mean?
Rhodes piano means an electric piano whose keys activate hammers that strike thin metal rods of varied length, connected to tonebars, which are then amplified via an electromagnetic pickup.
What part of speech is Rhodes piano?
Rhodes piano is a noun.
What is the plural of Rhodes piano?
The plural of Rhodes piano is Rhodes pianos.

Words near Rhodes piano in the dictionary

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  2. rhodeoretinic acid
  3. rhodeoretinol
  4. Rhodes
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  6. Rhodes piano
  7. Rhodes pianos
  8. Rhodeses
  9. Rhodesia
  10. Rhodesian
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