theremin
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theremin /ˈθɛrəmɪn/
▶noun an electronic musical instrument in which the tone is generated by two high-frequency oscillators and the pitch controlled by the movement of the performer's hand towards and away from the circuit.
– origin early 20th cent.: named after its Russian inventor Lev Theremin.
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