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单词 anemochord
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anemochordn.

Brit. /əˈnɛməkɔːd/, U.S. /əˈnɛməˌkɔrd/
Forms: 1800s anemocorde, 1800s animocorde, 1800s– anemochord.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from German. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: German Anemo-Chorde, Animo-Corde, Anemochord; French animo-corde, anemo-corde, animochord.
Etymology: Either (i) < German †Anemo-Chorde, †Animo-Corde (both 1798 or earlier; now Anemochord), or (ii) < French †animo-corde, †anemo-corde (1799; 1803 as †animochord; now anémocorde (1805)), both ultimately from ancient Greek ἀνεμο- anemo- comb. form + χορδή string (of a lyre, etc.: see chord n.1). Compare harpsichord n.The anemochord was invented in 1789 in Paris by Johann Jakob Schnell, German piano maker (born 1740).
Now rare.
A stringed instrument which produces musical sounds when it is exposed to a current of air; an Aeolian harp.
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Aeolus's harpa1748
Aeolian harp1750
Aeolian lyre1754
anemochord1801
wind-harp1813
1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. Dec. 423/1 The anemo-chord was invented by John James Schnell.
1889 Monthly Musical Rec. Sept. 193/2 The dulcimer, the clavichord, and the pianoforte are..instruments of percussion... Again, in what class are we to place the Anemochord?
1948 T. Front tr. H. Berlioz & R. Strauss Treat. on Instrumentation 399 Some more or less imperfect or unknown instruments such as the aeolidicon, the anemochord, the accordion,..etc. will not be treated here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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