Meanings
nounglass harmonica (plural glass harmonicas)
plural glass harmonicas
- entertainmentA musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin.
Synonyms: bowl organ, armonica, glass armonica, hydrocrystalophone, hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica, musical glasses
- broadlyThe glass harp.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA musical instrument composed of a series of spinning glass bowls, played with the fingers, invented by Benjamin Franklin.
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Bulgarian гласхармоника
- гласхармоника (glasharmonika)a musical instrument
Danish glasharmonika
- glasharmonikaa musical instrument
Dutch glasharmonica
- glasharmonicaa musical instrument
French harmonica de verre
- harmonica de verrea musical instrument
German Glasharmonika
- Glasharmonikaa musical instrument
Hungarian üvegharmonika
- üvegharmonikaa musical instrument
Italian armonica a bicchieri, glassarmonica
- armonica a bicchieria musical instrument
- glassarmonicaa musical instrument
Japanese アルモニカ
- アルモニカ (arumonika)a musical instrument
Norwegian glassharmonika
- glassharmonikaa musical instrument
Polish harmonika szklana
- harmonika szklanaa musical instrument
Portuguese harmónica de vidro, harmônica de vidro
- harmónica de vidroa musical instrument
- harmônica de vidroa musical instrument
Russian стекля́нная гармо́ника
- стекля́нная гармо́ника (stekljánnaja garmónika)a musical instrument
Spanish armónica de cristal
- armónica de cristala musical instrument
Swedish glasharmonika
- glasharmonikaa musical instrument
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APA
glass harmonica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glass%20harmonica
MLA
“glass harmonica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glass%20harmonica. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glass harmonica,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glass%20harmonica.
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