Definition
A musical instrument made of glass tubes or vessels that produces sound when struck or when water is added to them.
Etymology
From 'glass' + 'phone' (from Greek 'phōnē' meaning sound or voice). This is a rare or archaic musical instrument, though the more famous 'glass harmonica' is related.
Kelly Says
Benjamin Franklin invented the glass harmonica in 1761 by adapting the water-glass musical principle—rotating nested glass bowls of water—and it became so popular that some doctors worried it caused 'glass harmonica neurosis,' a supposed nervous condition from hearing it.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እሳት ውስጥ እንደ አይነት
e-sat wus-it en-de a-y-net
ARالعربية
مُلّيّات الزجاج
mu-lli-ya-t al-za-jaj
BNবাংলা
চিত্রকল্প
chitra-kalpa
CACatalà
fonògraf de vidre
fo-no-graf de vi-dre
CSČeština
sklofon
sklo-fon
DADansk
glasofon
glas-o-fon
DEDeutsch
Glasphon
glas-fon
ELΕλληνικά
φωνογράφος γυαλιού
fo-no-gra-fos gya-li-ou
ESEspañol
fonógrafo de cristal
fo-no-gra-fo de kris-tal
FAفارسی
تلفن شیشه ای
tel-fon she-she-i
FISuomi
lasifoni
la-si-fo-ni
FRFrançais
phonographe en verre
fo-no-graf en ver-re
GUGU
શિશાની જેવા
shi-sha-sa-r-kha-e
HAHA
kamar glass
ka-mar glass
HEעברית
פוֹנוֹגְרָף זָהָב
fo-no-graf za-hav
HIहिन्दी
कांच का फोनों
kaanch ka fo-no
HUMagyar
üvegfon
ü-veg-fon
IDBahasa Indonesia
fonograf kaca
fo-no-graf ka-ca
ITItaliano
fonografo di vetro
fo-no-gra-fo di ve-tro
KKKK
Cam şımbası
Cam sh-im-ba-si
MRMR
शिश्यासारखे
shi-sha-sa-r-kha-e
MSBahasa Melayu
fonograf kaca
fo-no-graf ka-ca
MYမြန်မာ
ကြည်လ Hütte
kye-le hut-te
NLNederlands
glasfoon
glas-foon
NONorsk
glassofon
glass-o-fon
PLPolski
fonograf szklany
fo-no-graf sk-la-ny
PTPortuguês
fonógrafo de vidro
fo-no-gra-fo de vi-drio
RORomână
fonograf de sticlă
fo-no-graf de sti-clă
RUРусский
стеклофон
stek-lo-fon
SVSvenska
glasfon
glas-fon
SWKiswahili
glasi phone
gla-si fo-ne
TAதமிழ்
கண்ணாடி சப்த
kan-na-adi sab-tham
TEతెలుగు
కళ్ళులాంటి
kal-lu-la-n-ti
THไทย
กล่องเสียงกระจก
glong-siang kra-chag
TLTL
salamin na tunog
sa-la-min na tu-nog
TRTürkçe
cam fonograf
cam fo-no-graf
UKУкраїнська
склофон
sklo-fon
URاردو
شیشہ فون
she-sha fo-n
VITiếng Việt
phonograph thủy tinh
fo-no-graf thuy tinh