ondes musicales
noun
ondes mu·si·cales
ōⁿdmᵫ̅zēkȧl
variants or ondes martenot
ōⁿdmȧrtənō
plural ondes musicales
like singular
or ondes martenot like singular
often capitalized O&M
: a melodic electrophone capable of producing quarter tones and eighth tones
Word History
Etymology
ondes musicales from French, literally, musical waves; ondes martenot from French, literally, Martenot waves, after Maurice Martenot, born 1898 French musician, its inventor
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