HARPSICHORD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

Synonyms:

cembalo; harpsichord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("harpsichord" is a kind of...):

clavier; Klavier (a stringed instrument that has a keyboard)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harpsichord"):

spinet (early model harpsichord with only one string per note)

pair of virginals; virginal (a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries)

Derivation:

harpsichordist (someone who plays the harpsichord)