telharmonium

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ harmonium.

Noun

telharmonium (plural telharmoniums)

1. (historical) An early electric musical instrument for producing music at a distant point or points by means of alternating current. An operator plays a keyboard, and the music is reproduced remotely by a receiving instrument resembling a telephone, but not held to the ear.

Related terms

• telharmony
• telharmonic