theremin

IPA: tɝˈimɪn

An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennae mounted on the instrument.

Examples of "theremin" in Sentences

The theremin is a very difficult instrument to master.
A theremin is a musical instrument ... a sort of electrical coil which gives off a humming sound.
The dynamic range of the theremin, which is controlled by the left hand volume loop, is full and rich.
The theremin is also probably the only musical instrument designed by a man who also designed bugging equipment for the Soviet security system.
In 1919, he invented an electronic device known as the theremin, which was a unique musical instrument that could be played without physical contact.
Accordingly a theremin is a direct lesson in the interconnection of you, the environment, and others in a way that I do not see as straightforwardly obvious for other instruments.
I said I was embarrassed not to know; someone had assured me that a theremin was a kind of "Eastern" religion, and the "cracking into a thousand pieces" was the consequence of being peered at by a waiflike holy man enveloped in a white shroud.