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Ondes Martenot

On·des Mar·te·not [ àwNd maartə nṓ ]


noun 
Definition:
 
electronic musical instrument: an electronic musical instrument that can be played at a keyboard or with a finger slider, producing a sliding sound. The instrument was favored by the composer Olivier Messiaen.

[< French Ondes (musicales) "(musical) waves," its original name + (Maurice) Martenot, 1898-1980, French inventor]
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