theremin
pronunciation
How to pronounce theremin in British English:
UK ['θerəmɪn]
How to pronounce theremin in American English:
US ['θerəmɪn]
Word Origin
- theremin (n.)
- 1927, from the name of its inventor, Russian engineer Léon Thérémin (1896-1993).
Example
- 1. No. I mean , what are you doing with a theremin ?
- 2. Theremin : where you can buy your own !
- 3. A theremin is a musical instrument you do not touch .
- 4. A childhood interest in the theremin , one of the first electronic musical instruments , lead moog to a create a career and business that tied the name moog as tightly to synthesisers as the name les paul is to electric guitars .