symphonium means A small mouth organ based on the Chinese sheng. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
Etymology
Named by its inventor, Charles Wheatstone, who patented it in 1829.
noun
- A small mouth organ based on the Chinese sheng.“The symphonium is played by blowing into its mouth hole, which here is edged with mother-of-pearl.”