Meanings
nounsymphonium (plural symphoniums)
plural symphoniums · alternative symphonion
- entertainmentA small mouth organ based on the Chinese sheng.
The symphonium is played by blowing into its mouth hole, which here is edged with mother-of-pearl.
2015, J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, E Bradley Strachen-Scherer, Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, →ISBN, page 121
Origin
Named by its inventor, Charles Wheatstone, who patented it in 1829.
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