gravicembalo
[ grav-i-chem-buh-loh, grah-vi- ]
/ ˌgræv ɪˈtʃɛm bəˌloʊ, ˌgrɑ vɪ- /
noun, plural grav·i·cem·ba·li [grav-i-chem-buh-lee, grah-vi-] /ˌgræv ɪˈtʃɛm bəˌli, ˌgrɑ vɪ-/, grav·i·cem·ba·los.
a harpsichord.
Origin of gravicembalo
1855–60; < Italian, alteration of
clavicembalo harpsichord (by association with
grave heavy); see
clavicembalo
Words nearby gravicembalo
graveyard orbit,
graveyard shift,
graveyard slot,
graveyard stew,
graveyard watch,
gravicembalo,
gravid,
gravid uterus,
gravida,
gravidic,
gravimeter
Example sentences from the Web for gravicembalo
Fétis, in his Biographie Universelle des Musiciens, even states that he wrote sonatas for gravicembalo.
The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock