clavicylindern.
Music.
A musical instrument invented by Chladni.
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1880 G. Grove Dict. Music at Chladni The Clavi-cylinder..was like a square pianoforte, and comprised four and a half octaves. The sound was produced by friction from a single glass cylinder connected with internal machinery by which the differences of the notes were produced.
1888 J. Stainer Stainer & Barrett's Dict. Musical Terms (ed. 3) (at cited word)
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