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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: AEolian lyre (0.01085 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to AEolian lyre.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: aeolian lyre aeolian lyre n : a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them [syn: aeolian harp, wind harp]
English → English (gcide) Definition: AEolian lyre AEolian \[AE]*o"li*an\, a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to [AE]olia or [AE]olis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; [ae]olic; as, the [AE]olian dialect. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to [AE]olus, the mythic god of the winds; a["e]rial. [1913 Webster] Viewless forms the [ae]olian organ play. --Campbell. [1913 Webster] 3. relating to or caused by wind. [WordNet 1.5] [AE]olian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. --Moore. [AE]olian harp, [AE]olian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. --Moore. [AE]olian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes. [1913 Webster]

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