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synthesizer.

An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/UK/ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/US
  1. An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.

  2. An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.

  3. An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.

  4. An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.

  5. A software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English synthesize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English synthesizer From synthesize + -er.

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