ensemble
pronunciation
How to pronounce ensemble in British English:
UK [ɒnˈsɒmbl]
How to pronounce ensemble in American English:
US [ɑnˈsɑmbl]
-
- Noun:
- a group of musicians playing or singing together
- a cast other than the principles
- the chorus of a ballet company
- an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole
- a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)
Word Origin
- ensemble
- ensemble: see similar
- ensemble (n.)
- 1703, "union of parts, parts of a thing taken together," from French ensemblée "all the parts of a thing considered together," from Late Latin insimul "at the same time," from in- intensive prefix + simul "at the same time," related to similis (see similar). Musical sense of "union of all parts in a performance" in English first attested 1844. Of women's dress and accessories, from 1927. Earlier in English as an adverb (mid-15c.), "together, at the same time."
Example
- 1. One of the ways to view the programming problem of claytronics is how we get what I call ensemble behavior , getting all of the individual units to cooperate together to perform a global task .
- 2. The mechanical ensemble included a sinclair zx spectrum 8-bit pc ( guitars ) , an hp scanjet 3c scanner ( bass ) , an epson lx-81 dot matrix printer ( percussion ) , and a group of hard drives to distort vocals .
- 3. Accompanied by the royal philharmonic orchestra , dame julie will be joined on stage by an ensemble of five performers including west end and broadway stars .