clavicytherium

/ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əm/

clavicytherium means A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.

clavicytherium is pronounced /ˌklæv.ə.saɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əm/.

Etymology

From Late Latin clavicytherium, from Medieval Latin clāvis (“key”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“crook, hook, peg”)) + cithara (“cithara, guitar, lute, lyre”) + -ium (“suffix forming nouns”).

noun

A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.

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Words closest in meaning

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clavicymbal 75% match — An early form of harpsichord. vs clavicytherium →
clavicymbalum 73% match — An early keyboard instrument and ancestor of the harpsichord. vs clavicytherium →
clavicembalo 72% match — A harpsichord. vs clavicytherium →
claviharp 71% match — A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard. vs clavicytherium →
claviature 69% match — A keyboard, especially of a musical instrument. vs clavicytherium →
clavichord 69% match — An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings. vs clavicytherium →
clavicylinder 68% match — A musical instrument that had revolving glass cylinders that vibrated when cloth-covered levers, operated by a keyboard, were pressed against them vs clavicytherium →
manichord 68% match — A clavichord. vs clavicytherium →