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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSynthesizer
/ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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an electronic musical instrument, typically operated by a keyboard, that produces a wide variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies.
"The musician used a vintage synthesizer to create the retro sci-fi soundtrack."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'synthesize', which comes from the Greek 'syntithenai' (syn- 'together' + tithenai 'to place'), combined with the agent suffix '-izer'. It entered modern technological and musical terminology in the mid-20th century alongside the development of electronic music and sound synthesis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Synthesizer" is said worldwide
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synthétiseur
Transliteration: synthétiseur
"Il joue de la mélodie sur son synthétiseur."
Synthesizer
Transliteration: Synthesizer
"Er spielte ein langes Solo auf dem Synthesizer."
sintetizzatore
Transliteration: sintetizzatore
"Il suono del sintetizzatore è molto moderno."
sintetizador
Transliteration: sintetizador
"La banda usa un sintetizador en todas sus canciones."
sintetizador
Transliteration: sintetizador
"Ele compôs a música eletrônica usando um sintetizador."
सिंथेसाइज़र
Transliteration: synthesizer
"संगीतकार ने गाने में सिंथेसाइज़र का इस्तेमाल किया।"
合成器
Transliteration: héchéngqì
"这首歌曲使用了电子合成器。"
신디사이저
Transliteration: sindisaijeo
"그는 신디사이저로 독특한 음향을 만들어 냈다."
シンセサイザー
Transliteration: shinsesaizā
"彼は新しいシンセサイザーを購入した。"
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