theremin

1. 1.

   an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing

   Broaderelectronic instrument

Other forms of theremin

plural

theremins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about theremin

What does theremin mean?

theremin means "an electronic musical instrument; melodies can be played by moving the right hand between two rods that serve as antennas to control pitch; the left hand controls phrasing".

How many syllables are in theremin?

theremin has 3 syllables: the-re-min. The stress falls on "the".

Is theremin a common word?

theremin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.