Apollonicon

/ˌæp.əˈlɑn.ɪ.kən/ noun

Definition

A large mechanical musical instrument invented in the early 19th century, playing multiple types of compositions automatically.

Etymology

From 'Apollon' (Apollo) with the suffix '-icon' (device or instrument), named after the god of music. Created by British inventor John Hazel in the 1820s.

Kelly Says

The Apollonicon (1825) was basically the synthesizer of its day—a mechanical wonder that played orchestral music automatically, and it took up so much space it needed its own building at an opera house!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፖሎኒኮን
a-po-lo-ni-kon
ARالعربية
أبولونيكون
a-bo-lo-ni-kon
BNবাংলা
অপোল্লনিকন
a-po-llo-ni-kon
CACatalà
apollonicon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
CSČeština
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
DADansk
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
DEDeutsch
apollonisch
ap-o-lo-ni-sch
ELΕλληνικά
Απολλονοικον
a-pol-lo-no-ikon
ESEspañol
apollónico
ap-o-lo-ni-ko
FAفارسی
آپولونیکون
a-po-lo-ni-kon
FISuomi
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
FRFrançais
apollonique
ap-o-lo-nik
GUGU
અપોલોનિકॉन
a-po-lo-ni-kon
HAHA
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
HEעברית
אפולוניקון
a-po-lo-ni-kon
HIहिन्दी
अपोलोनिकॉन
a-po-lo-ni-kon
HUMagyar
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
IDBahasa Indonesia
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
IGIG
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
ITItaliano
apollonic
ap-o-llo-nik
JA日本語
アポロニコン
a-po-ro-ni-kon
KKKK
аполлоникон
a-po-lo-ni-kon
KMKM
អាពូលឡូនិកន
a-po-lo-ni-kon
KO한국어
아폴로니콘
a-pol-o-ni-kon
MRMR
अपोलोनिकॉन
a-po-lo-ni-kon
MSBahasa Melayu
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
MYမြန်မာ
အပိုလိုနီကွန်
a-po-lo-ni-kon
NLNederlands
apollonicon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
NONorsk
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
PAPA
ਅਪੋਲੋਨਿਕਨ
a-po-lo-ni-kan
PLPolski
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
PTPortuguês
apollónico
ap-o-lo-ni-ko
RORomână
apollonicon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
RUРусский
аполлоникон
ap-o-llo-ni-kon
SVSvenska
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
SWKiswahili
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
TAதமிழ்
அப்போல்லோனிகன்
a-ppa-lo-ni-kan
TEతెలుగు
అపోల్లోనికన్
a-po-llo-ni-kan
THไทย
อพอลโลนิกอน
a-po-lo-ni-kon
TLTL
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
TRTürkçe
apollonikon
ap-o-lon-i-kon
UKУкраїнська
аполлонікон
a-po-lo-ni-kon
URاردو
اپولونیkon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
VITiếng Việt
apollonicon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
YOYO
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon
ZH中文
阿波罗尼康
a-bō-luō-ní-kāng
ZUZU
apollonikon
a-po-lo-ni-kon

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