释义 |
▪ I. † meˈlodion1 Obs. [A pseudo-Gr. formation on melody.] (See quot.) A musical instrument consisting of a series of metal rods, actuated by being pressed against a rotating cylinder.
1830Edinb. Encycl. XVII. 563 This musical instrument was invented..by M. Dietz, a German, and he has given it the name of melodion from the sweetness and harmony by which it is characterized. ▪ II. melodion2 see melodeon. |