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Meaning of "electric organ" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTRIC ORGAN

electric organ play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTRIC ORGAN

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Electric organ is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELECTRIC ORGAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Electric organ

In biology, the electric organ is an organ common to all electric fish used for the purposes of creating an electric field. The electric organ is derived from modified nerve or muscle tissue. The electric discharge from this organ is used for navigation, communication, defense and also sometimes for the incapacitation of prey.

Definition of electric organ in the English dictionary

The definition of electric organ in the dictionary is a pipe organ operated by electrical means. Other definition of electric organ is a small group of modified muscle cells on the body of certain fishes, such as the electric eel, that gives an electric shock to any animal touching them.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTRIC ORGAN

electric fire
electric flux
electric flux density
electric furnace
electric guitar
electric hare
electric light
electric mixer
electric motor
electric needle
electric piano
electric potential
electric ray
electric razor
electric shaver
electric shock
electric socket
electric storm
electric strength
electric susceptibility

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTRIC ORGAN

argan
barrel organ
donor organ
electronic organ
end organ
Glamorgan
great organ
Hammond organ
house organ
Mid Glamorgan
Morgan
mouth organ
organ
piano organ
pipe organ
reed organ
sense organ
sex organ
South Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
West Glamorgan

Synonyms and antonyms of electric organ in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «electric organ» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELECTRIC ORGAN

Find out the translation of electric organ to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of electric organ from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «electric organ» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电子琴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

órgano eléctrico
570 millions of speakers

English

electric organ
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिजली अंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجهاز الكهربائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

электрический орган
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

órgão elétrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৈদ্যুতিক অঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orgue électrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Organ elektrik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elektrische Orgel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電気オルガン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전자 오르간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Organ listrik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ quan điện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின்சார உறுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्युत अवयव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Elektrikli organ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

organo elettrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

narządy elektryczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

електричний орган
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

organ electric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλεκτρικό όργανο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elektriese orrel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elorgel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elektrisk orgel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of electric organ

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTRIC ORGAN»

The term «electric organ» is regularly used and occupies the 75.751 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTRIC ORGAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about electric organ

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QUOTES WITH «ELECTRIC ORGAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word electric organ.
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Gerry Mulligan
You can make a saxophone into an electric organ; you can do everything with it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTRIC ORGAN»

Discover the use of electric organ in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to electric organ and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Electric Organ of the Skate: Observations on the ...
Observations on the Structure, Relations, Progressive Development and Growth of the Electric Organ of the Skate James Cossar Ewart. and endeavoured to make out the number of discs in each ; but more accurate results were obtained by a ...
James Cossar Ewart, 1892
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An Investigation Into the Function of the Skate Electric ...
Chapter 1 - Electric Organ Discharges of Skates: Identifying a Communication System Abstract The weak electric organ of skates is poorly studied in comparison to that of the similarly weak electric organs of mormyrid and gymnotiform fishes.
Jason Morson, 2008
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Popular Science
A plan view of the organ keyboard is given above showing the nine variable resistances in place. At left, diagram to aid in building the electric organ. Below, tuning the organ by adjusting resistors Radio Tube HAS NO FILAMENT Choose Your ...
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The Organ: An Encyclopedia
... recreation of different acoustic spaces. the Instruments In less than a century and a quarter, the electric organ and its successors have developed at a pace that would stun even the technology-savvy builders of the nineteenth century.
Douglas Earl Bush, Richard Kassel, 2006
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Ichthyology Handbook
Another generalization concerns the presence of a dc component in the electric organ discharge. All strongly electric fish emit dc impulses. A few weakly electric fish that fire at low frequencies also emit pulses that are dc or have a large dc ...
B.G. Kapoor, Bhavna Khanna, 2004
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Popular Mechanics
... are driven by synchronous motor C MALLER than a piano, a midget in comparison with the vast pipe organs of traditional style, yet capable of 253 million different tones is the electric organ invented by Laurens_j|ajzimand. of Chicago.
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The Physiology of Fishes, Third Edition
Hopkins"4 noted that ecological correlates between electrocyte organization and water conductivity impose a tradeoff in the design of the electric organ to maximize signal power. In species inhabiting low-conductivity water (e.g., 10 to 50 uS/1) ...
David H. Evans, James B. Claiborne, 2005
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The Cholinergic Synapse
In contrast, the electric organ of the marine fish Torpedo offers a more favourable material for such studies since the presynaptic nerve terminals in this tissue represent as much as 2 to 3%of the total volume. The cholinergic nature of ...
Stanislav Tuček, Eric A. Barnard, 1979
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Sensory Physiology of Aquatic Lower Vertebrates: Satellite ...
Arch. ges. Physiol. él; 149-179. Ewart, J.C. (1888) The electric organ of the skate. On the development of the electric organ of Raia batis. On the structure of the electric organ of Raia circularis. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 179 (B): 399—416 .
T. Szabó, G. Czéh, 1981
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Essentials of Animal Physiology
The electric organ is made up of columns of electroplates or discs. Each electroplate is a unit structure and is also known as electroplax. Electroplaxes in each column are arranged in a long series, and the columns are arranged in parallel.
S. C. Rastogi, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTRIC ORGAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term electric organ is used in the context of the following news items.
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The King's Chapel and the King's Court: Richard Nixon, Billy …
A piano and an electric organ, donated to the White House by a friendly merchant, were positioned at the north end of the room, with space to ... «Religion & Politics, Jul 15»
2
Dion – Return of the Wanderer
... folk rock recording in the late summer of 1968 that included an electric organ, violin, and harp arrangement with Dion playing classical guitar. «newjerseynewsroom.com, Jul 15»
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50 years ago: City Commission approves $40 pay raises for police …
Hannaford also won the talent portion of the contest with a medley of songs played on an electric organ. She received a $500 scholarship and ... «Jacksonville Daily Record, Jul 15»
4
My Own Private Baltimore
Bananas and hardware were for sale at the bar; an electric organ was set up in the back. Almost all the patrons had graduated from the same ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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In search of a great set of pipes: Organ enthusiasts tour western …
As a child, he would listen to his sister play the electric organ at home and when he turned 5, he began playing the instrument by ear. «The Recorder, Jul 15»
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New sewer lines in Alton came with a big price tag in 1939
The First Christian Church of Bethalto received a new Conn electric organ. The instrument had been donated to the church as a memorial to ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Church of God organist's career spans 80 years
The organ provided, however, was nothing like the electric organ at her church. It was a pump organ. "You have to keep your legs going," said ... «PennLive.com, Jun 15»
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Avoca to sell off everything in church before demolition
... assorted chandeliers, 12 large handcrafted oak cabinets, a 36-inch sliding hall divider, a 40-foot stair lift chair and an Allen electric organ. «The Sunday Dispatch, Jun 15»
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Time-lapse video shows construction of Mormon Tabernacle Choir's …
A time-lapse video posted by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir captures the construction of the new electric organ the choir will use during its ... «Deseret News, Jun 15»
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Brian Charette – Will Bernard – Rudy Royston – Alphabet City …
However, the pipe organ lacked portability and when the Hammond Company developed the portable B-3 electric organ in 1935, versatility and ... «Audiophile Audition, Jun 15»

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