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Meaning of "wind harp" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WIND HARP

wind harp  [wɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIND HARP

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conjunction
determiner
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Wind harp is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WIND HARP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aeolian harp

An Aeolian harp is a musical instrument that is played by the wind. It is named after Aeolus, the ancient Greek god of the wind. The traditional Aeolian harp is essentially a wooden box including a sounding board, with strings stretched lengthwise across two bridges. It is placed in a slightly opened window where the wind can blow across the strings to produce sounds. The strings can be made of different materials and all be tuned to the same pitch, or identical strings can be tuned to different pitches. Besides being the only strung instrument played solely by the wind, the Aeolian harp is the only stringed instrument that plays solely harmonic frequencies. The Aeolian harp - already known in the ancient world – was first described by Athanasius Kircher in his book Phonurgia nova. It became popular as a household instrument during the Romantic Era, and Aeolian harps are still hand-crafted today. Some are now made in the form of monumental metal sound sculptures located on the roof of a building or a windy hilltop.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIND HARP


behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
blind
blaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
contained
kənˈteɪnd
determined
dɪˈtɜːmɪnd
find
faɪnd
Ind
ɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
lined
ˈlaɪnd
mind
maɪnd
one-of-a-kind
ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd
pinned
pɪnd
remind
rɪˈmaɪnd
Sind
sɪnd
stained
steɪnd
sustained
səˈsteɪnd
tinned
tɪnd
trained
treɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
wind
wɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIND HARP

wind chest
wind chimes
wind cone
wind deflector
wind down
wind farm
wind gap
wind gauge
wind generator
wind instrument
wind machine
wind power
Wind River Range
wind rose
wind scale
wind shake
wind shear
wind sleeve
wind surge
wind tee

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIND HARP

aeolian harp
Autoharp
cardsharp
double sharp
harp
jew´s harp
jew´s-harp
look sharp
needle-sharp
oversharp
razor-sharp
sharp
supersharp
Tharp
ultrasharp
unsharp
vibraharp
Welsh harp

Synonyms and antonyms of wind harp in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wind harp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIND HARP

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

Translator English - Chinese

风的竖琴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arpa de viento
570 millions of speakers

English

wind harp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा वीणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيثارة الرياح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ветер арфа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

harpa eólica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু বপন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

harpe éolienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecapi angin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Windharfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウインドハープ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바람 하프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angin harpa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đàn hạc gió
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று சுரங்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वारा वीणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rüzgar arp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vento arpa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

harfa wiatr
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітер арфа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

harpă de vânt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιολική άρπα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wind harp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vind harpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vinden harpe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wind harp

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIND HARP»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIND HARP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wind harp

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIND HARP»

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The Wind Harp
B.J. Hoff's unforgettable characters from "A Distant Music "reunite for an even more gripping, dramatic episode in "The Mountain Song Legacy.
B. J. Hoff, 2006
2
Wind-Harp Songs
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Lloyd J. William (John William), 2009
3
The Wind Harp, And Other Poems
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ellen Clementine Doran Howarth, Ellen Clementine Doran Howarth, 1827-1899, 2011
4
The Wind Harp and Other Angel Tales
" The ten angel stories in this book will delight people of any age who love a good story, who seek creative insight into the often puzzling and mysterious workings of the human spirit, who have ever felt drawn to the world that lies just ...
Ethel Pochocki, 1995
5
The Song Weaver
Though this novel is historical, B.J. deals with issues that are completely contemporary...and I loved the big dog! Kudos to the author for charming us again!” —Angela Hunt, bestselling author, The Novelist “The Wind Harp does not depend on ...
BJ Hoff, 2007
6
Edward Elgar and the Nostalgic Imagination
The Aeolian harp, or 'wind harp', consists of a wooden box containing a number of taut strings placed very close together. The strings are of equal length and are tuned to thesamepitch, butthey are of different thicknesses. When moving air ...
Matthew Riley, 2007
7
War of the Fantasy Worlds: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien on ...
Kircher invented both the wind harp—strings in a box that the wind blows through — and the camera obscura— a box with an aperture and mirror. The harp's medium is air, which is both inside and outside us. It is thus similar to inspiration.
Martha C. Sammons, 2010
8
What are the Seven Wonders of the World?: And 100 Other ...
... his name to the aeolian (or wind) harp, which produces musical chords when breezes play over its strings. The aeolian harp became a favorite Romantic image of the poet's mind, which is receptive to the “intellectual breeze” of inspiration ...
Peter D'Epiro, Mary Desmond Pinkowish, 2010
9
Arvo PÄrt
These chanted sections alternate with choral statements and string responses, beneath which for most of the opening and closing sections is heard a wind harp drone, duly reinforcing the sense of endless time and space. It is the sounding of  ...
Paul Hillier, 1997
10
英国文学学习指南: 英国文学史及选读综合练习
In stanza 5 , Shelley discovers his true relationship to the west wind. Instead of being a passive object of the wind' s power, he will be its active, cooperative instrument; he will be its "lyre" , receiving its "mighty harmonies" like a wind harp,  ...
‎2006

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIND HARP»

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1
Giant Santa Fe harp destroyed in fire
Roark Barron built the 15-foot-tall wind harp in 1982. "When the wind ... The harp was once dubbed the world's largest playable harp by Guinness. The fire broke ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Mar 15»
2
House fire destroys harp that made Guinness Book of World Records
The storage trailer that caught fire contained a nearly 15-foot-tall wind harp that Barron built in 1982. The 1985 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Mar 15»
3
Hot Trailer: Tommy Lee Jones' Western 'The Homesman'…
In musically personifying the film's crazed women against a windy landscape, Beltrami built what is akin to an Aeolian wind harp at his mountaintop Malibu ... «Deadline.com, Apr 14»
4
Mickey Hart to Use the Golden Gate Bridge Like a Wind Harp
According to The San Francisco Chronicle, in honor of Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary, Hart will use the bridge as the equivalent of a giant “wind harp. «jambands.com, May 12»
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Technology Video: Aeolus, an Acoustic Wind Harp
Cary, NC – Here's a fascinating video about a mashup of science, music, technology and art. It's called Aeolus, and it's a giant harp that plays the wind and ... «CaryCitizen, Apr 12»
6
Sculpture sings in the wind in Canary Wharf
A new sculpture has been installed in Canary Wharf that sings in the wind and ... It is a giant Aeolian wind harp and “optical pavilion”, called Aeolus after the ... «London24, Mar 12»
7
Golden Gate gets to 'sing its song'
... the symbol of the city, but also a musical instrument, and his own part in late May festivities is the "sonification" of the bridge, which he calls a "giant wind harp.". «San Francisco Chronicle, Jan 12»
8
Space Music: Aeolian Harps and Solar Sound Boxes
You might remember its work on the 1972 album "The Wind Harp – Song From The Hill," which featured the music of a 30-foot (9.1-meter) Aeolian harp. Named ... «Discovery News, Mar 11»
9
Only When Fierce Wind Blows
The baron looked out his doorway on the terror of the wind, and the wind harp was filling the air with melodies that rang out even above the noise of the storm. «Crossmap, Sep 10»

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