harmonium
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harmonium
- /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.əm/ UK
- /hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.əm/ Canada, US
- /hɐːˈmɐʉ̯.niː.əm/ Australia, New Zealand
- /hɐːˈməʉ̯.niː.əm/ Australia, New Zealand, also
- /haɹˈmo.ni.əm/ Scotland
- /hɑː(ɾ)ˈmoː.niː.um/ India
Rhymes with -əʊniəm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French harmonium, coined by French harmonium inventor Alexandre Debain in 1840. By surface analysis, harmony + -ium. First attested in 1847.
noun harmoniums
- A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through. Pianos, melodiums, harmoniums, eolinas, &c. too dear at any price.
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Synonym of Hooke's atom.
Similar: Hooke's atom
Translations
Talk about this word "harmonium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harmonium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. harmonium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harmonium "harmonium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harmonium.Cite this
@misc{harmonium_2026,
title = {harmonium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harmonium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
