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melotrope|ˈmɛləʊtrəʊp|
[f. Gr. µέλο-ς song, melody + τροπή turning.]
A piano fitted with a mechanical device for automatically reproducing a piece of music by means of a melograph stencil.
1888Sci. American 15 Dec. 376/3 The melotrope is merely mechanical in its operation, and is intended, as far as possible, to imitate the motion of the fingers in playing upon the keys of the instrument. |