keyboard instrument

noun

Any musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta.

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Meanings

nounkeyboard instrument (plural keyboard instruments)

plural keyboard instruments

  1. entertainmentAny musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta.
  2. entertainmentAny musical instrument that produces sound directly from the manipulation of a keyboard by the performer, including a piano and a celesta.
  3. entertainmentAny musical instrument (a chordophone) that uses a keyboard to manipulate strings which produce sound, including a piano.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鍵盤樂器 /键盘乐器
  • 鍵盤樂器 /键盘乐器 (jiànpán yuèqì)keyboard instrument (any sense)
Finnish kosketinsoitin
  • kosketinsoitinkeyboard instrument (any sense)
German Tasteninstrument
  • Tasteninstrumentkeyboard instrument (any sense)
Hungarian billentyűs hangszer
  • billentyűs hangszerkeyboard instrument (any sense)
Japanese 鍵盤楽器
  • 鍵盤楽器 (kenban gakki)keyboard instrument (any sense)
Korean 건반악기
  • 건반악기 (geonbanakgi)keyboard instrument (any sense)
Polish instrument klawiszowy
  • instrument klawiszowykeyboard instrument (any sense)
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APA

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MLA

“keyboard instrument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyboard%20instrument. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keyboard instrument,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyboard%20instrument.

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