Meanings
nounsynthesizer (plural synthesizers)
plural synthesizers · alternative synthesiser
- entertainmentAn electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
- entertainmentAn electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
- businessAn electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
- computingA software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods
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noun(music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
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Translations
Arabic سِنْثِسَيْزَر, سينثيسايزر
- سِنْثِسَيْزَر (sinṯisayzar)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- سينثيسايزر (sīnṯīsāyzar)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- مُرَكِّب (murakkib)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- جِهَاز مَزْج (jihāz mazj)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- سِنْثِسَيْزَر (sinṯisayzar)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
- سينثيسايزر (sīnṯīsāyzar)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
- مُرَكِّب (murakkib)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
- جِهَاز مَزْج (jihāz mazj)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Bulgarian синтеза́тор
- синтеза́тор (sintezátor)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Catalan sintetitzador
- sintetitzadormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Chinese Mandarin 合成器
- 合成器 (héchéngqì)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Czech syntezátor
- syntezátormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Danish synthesizer
- synthesizermusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Dutch synthesizer
- synthesizermusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Esperanto sintezilo, sinto
- sintezilomusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- sintomusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Estonian süntesaator
- süntesaatormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Finnish syntetisaattori
- syntetisaattorimusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
French synthétiseur
- synthétiseurmusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
German Synthesizer
- Synthesizermusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Greek συνθετητής, συνθετητής
- συνθετητής (synthetitís)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- συνθετητής (synthetitís)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Hebrew סינתיסייזר, מְסַנְתֵּז
- סינתיסייזר (síntisayzer)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- מְסַנְתֵּז (m'santéz)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- סַנְתָז (santáz)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Hungarian szintetizátor
- szintetizátormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Indonesian penyintesis, penyintesis
- penyintesiselectronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- penyintesiselectronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- penyintesismusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- penyintesismusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Irish sintéiseoir, sintéiseoir
- sintéiseoirelectronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- sintéiseoirelectronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- sintéiseoirmusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- sintéiseoirmusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Italian sintetizzatore, sintetizzatore
- sintetizzatoremusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- sintetizzatoremusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Japanese シンセサイザー, シンセサイザー
- シンセサイザー (shinsesaizā)electronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- シンセサイザー (shinsesaizā)electronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- シンセサイザー (shinsesaizā)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- シンセサイザー (shinsesaizā)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
- 音源 (ongen)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Korean 합성기, 신시사이저
- 합성기 (hapseonggi)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- 신시사이저 (sinsisaijeo)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- 신세사이자 (sinsesaija)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Latin synthetisator
- synthetisatormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Malay pensintesis, pensintesis
- pensintesiselectronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- pensintesiselectronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- pensintesismusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- pensintesismusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Norwegian Bokmål fjøl
- fjølmusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Polish syntezator, syntetyzator
- syntezatorelectronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- syntetyzatorelectronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- syntetyzerelectronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- syntezatorelectronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- syntetyzatorelectronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- syntetyzerelectronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- syntezatormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- syntetyzatormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- syntetyzermusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- syntezatormusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
- syntetyzatormusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
- syntetyzermusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Portuguese sintetizador
- sintetizadormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Romanian sintetizator, sintetizator
- sintetizatormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- sintetizatormusic: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Russian синтеза́тор, синтеза́тор
- синтеза́тор (sintɛzátor)electronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
- синтеза́тор (sintɛzátor)electronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
- синтеза́тор (sintɛzátor)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
- синтеза́тор (sintɛzátor)music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
Slovak sintetizator
- sintetizatormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Spanish sintetizador
- sintetizadormusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Swedish synthesizer, synt
- synthesizermusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
- syntmusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Thai ซินธิไซเซอร์
- ซินธิไซเซอร์ (sin-tí-sai-sêr)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Vietnamese bộ tổng hợp
- bộ tổng hợpmusic: an electronic keyboard instrument
Yiddish סינטאַסייזער
- סינטאַסייזער (sintaseyzer)music: an electronic keyboard instrument
Cite this entry
APA
synthesizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthesizer
MLA
“synthesizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthesizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synthesizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthesizer.
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