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Synthesizer

//ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
  2. 2
    (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments wordnet
  3. 3
    An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
  4. 4
    an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods wordnet
  5. 5
    An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
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  1. 6
    An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.
  2. 7
    A software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument

Etymology

From synthesize + -er.

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