pipe organ

noun

The largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console. The organ produces its sound by sending air through organ pipes—either reed pipes or flue pipes,—which are seated on wind chests. The valves controlling each pipe may be actuated electronically or using long wooden poles called trackers.

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organ
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Meanings

nounpipe organ (plural pipe organs)

plural pipe organs

  1. entertainmentThe largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console. The organ produces its sound by sending air through organ pipes—either reed pipes or flue pipes,—which are seated on wind chests. The valves controlling each pipe may be actuated electronically or using long wooden poles called trackers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard

Similar
organ
Broader
keyboard instrumentwind instrumentwind
Also see
organ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 風琴 /风琴
  • 風琴 /风琴 (fung¹ kam⁴)musical instrument — see also organ
Chinese Mandarin 管風琴 /管风琴, 風琴 /风琴
  • 管風琴 /管风琴 (guǎnfēngqín)musical instrument — see also organ
  • 風琴 /风琴 (fēngqín)musical instrument — see also organ
Dutch pijporgel
  • pijporgelmusical instrument — see also organ
Finnish pilliurut
  • pilliurutmusical instrument — see also organ
French orgue, orgue à tuyaux
  • orguemusical instrument — see also organ
  • orgue à tuyauxmusical instrument — see also organ
Hebrew עוּגָב
  • עוּגָב ('ugáv)musical instrument — see also organ
Japanese パイプオルガン, オルガン
  • パイプオルガン (paipuorugan)musical instrument — see also organ
  • オルガン (orugan)musical instrument — see also organ
Māori pūkeru paipa
  • pūkeru paipamusical instrument — see also organ
Polish organy
  • organymusical instrument — see also organ
Russian орга́н
  • орга́н (orgán)musical instrument — see also organ
Cite this entry
APA

pipe organ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20organ

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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