synthesizern.
/ˈsɪnθɪsʌɪzə/ 1. One who or that which synthesizes.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > [noun] > action or fact of combining > one who or that which combines
combiner1605
consolidator1705
synthesizer1869
synthetizer1890
the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > chemical processes or reactions > [noun] > substance producing organic compound
synthesizer1980
1869 Contemp. Rev. 10 287 The competent synthesizer, designer,..theorist.
1980 Sci. Amer. Apr. 27/1 The fibrous texture of jade may daunt the synthesizers.
2. spec. in Electronics, one of various types of instrument for generating and combining signals of different frequencies; esp. a computerized instrument used to create music electronically.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > [noun] > device generating signal > device generating and combining frequencies
synthesizer1909
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > electronic
theremin1927
Martenot1931
trautonium1931
Ondium Martenot1936
Ondes musicales1938
Ondes1940
Ondes Martenot1940
monochord1956
synthesizer1957
Mellotron1963
Moog1967
electrophone1968
Stylophone1968
multi-keyboard1976
synth1976
keytar1979
Synclavier1979
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Synthesizer, in acoustics, an instrument for the production of complex tones of predetermined composition.
1939 H. Dudley U.S. Patent 2,151,091 21 Mar. 13/2 Control currents are then passed to the speech synthesizer.
1939 H. Dudley U.S. Patent 2,151,091 21 Mar. 13/2 In the synthesizer described in detail above, the element equivalent to the vocal system is entirely electrical.
1943 H. J. Finden in Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 90 iii. 165 (heading) The frequency synthesizer.
1943 H. J. Finden in Jrnl. Inst. Electr. Engineers 90 iii. 167/2 There is a demand for a precise frequency generator which will give any desired frequency with a pure output. The frequency synthesizer is an attempt to realise this.
1947 Jrnl. Appl. Physics July 601 An electronic synthesizer is described for determination of atomic positions in crystals.
1957 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 26 Jan. 56/2 The American school has not yet, so far as I know, made use of the RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer.
1957 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 26 Jan. 56/3 The perforated tape operates the music synthesizer in much the same way that a music roll ‘plays’ a player piano.
1958 E. Fischer-Jørgensen in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 117/2 Of particular interest to the linguist are the various speech synthesizers which have been built recently.
1965 Wireless World July 62 (advt.) The new range of MST transistorized receivers uses synthesizers to provide accurate selection of 250,000 frequencies.
1967 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 11 May 11/3 Looking like a telephone switchboard with a piano keyboard and a pair of tape recorders, it can produce white sound, sine waves, saw toothed and triangular sounds, pulse beats, and ‘all sorts of kooky combinations’... [He] identified it as a Moog electronic music synthesizer.
1973 Melody Maker 25 Aug. 27 Baker (electronics, bass) came to London from Australia. He's been working with electronics for ten years, concentrating on solo synthesiser performances.
1975 New Yorker 5 May 45/1 The synthesizer can produce a ceaseless kaleidoscope of shapes and colors on the screen.
1981 Oxf. Times 20 Feb. 13/1 He plays acoustic piano as well as imitating steel drums on his synthesiser.
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