synthesizer
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See also: Synthesizer
English
Alternative forms
- synthesiser (especially UK)
Etymology
From synthesize + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
synthesizer (plural synthesizers)
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
- (music) An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
- (electronics) An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
- (electronics) An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.
- (software) A software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Hebrew: סינתיסייזר (síntisayzer)
Translations
music: an electronic keyboard instrument
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music: an electronic instrument module without a keyboard
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electronics: an electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation
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electronics: an electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns
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Further reading
synthesizer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English synthesizer.
Noun
synthesizer c
- (music) a synthesizer
- Synonym: (colloquial) synt
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | synthesizer | synthesizers |
| definite | synthesizern | synthesizerns | |
| plural | indefinite | synthesizers, synthesizer | synthesizers |
| definite | synthesizerna | synthesizernas |