organ (ˈɔːɡən
)
Definitions
noun
- Also called
pipe organ a large complex musical keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by means of a number of pipes arranged in sets or stops, supplied with air from a bellows. The largest instruments possess three or more manuals and one pedal keyboard and have the greatest range of any instrument - ((as modifier) ⇒
organ pipe
organ stop
organ loft
- Also called
- any instrument, such as a harmonium, in which sound is produced in this way See also reed organ , harmonica
- short for electric organ (sense 1a) , electronic organ
- a fully differentiated structural and functional unit, such as a kidney or a root, in an animal or plant
- an agency or medium of communication, esp a periodical issued by a specialist group or party
- an instrument with which something is done or accomplished
- a euphemistic word for penis
Word Origin
C13: from Old French organe, from Latin organum implement, from Greek organon tool; compare Greek ergein to workSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
newspaper,
paper,
medium,
voice,
agency,
channel,
vehicle,
journal,
publication,
rag,
gazette,
periodical,
mouthpiece,
Translations
- British English:
organ
An organ is a large musical instrument with pipes of different lengths through which air is forced. It has keys and pedals rather like a piano, and is often found in a church.ˈɔːɡən NOUN
- Spanish:
órgano
nm
- French:
orgue
nm
- German:
Orgel
nf
- Chinese: 风琴 n
- Arabic: آلَةُ الأرْغُن الـمُوسِيقِيَةُ n
- Portuguese: órgão nm
- Russian: орган nm
- Croatian: orgulje npl
- Czech: varhany npl
- Danish: orgel nnt
- Dutch: orgel nnt
- Finnish: urut npl
- Greek: όργανο nnt
- Italian: organo nm
- Japanese: オルガン n
- Korean: 오르간 n
- Norwegian: orgel nnt
- Polish: organy npl
- Brazilian Portuguese: órgão nm
- European Spanish:
órgano
nm
- Swedish: orgel nutr
- Thai: หีบเพลง ออร์แกน n
- Turkish: org n
- Vietnamese: đàn oóc n
- British English:
organ
An organ is a part of your body that has a particular purpose or function, for example your heart or your lungs....the liver and other organs.ˈɔːɡən NOUN ...the liver and other organs.
- Spanish:
órgano
nm
- French:
organe
nm
- German:
Organ
nnt
- Chinese: 器官 n
- Arabic: عُضُوٌّ فِي الْـجَسَدِ n
- Portuguese: órgão nm
- Russian: орган nm
- Croatian: organ nm
- Czech: orgán nm
- Danish: organ nnt
- Dutch: orgaan nnt
- Finnish: elin n
- Greek: όργανο nnt
- Italian: organo nm
- Japanese: 臓器 n
- Korean: 기관 n
- Norwegian: organ nnt
- Polish: narząd nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: órgão nm
- European Spanish:
órgano
nm
- Swedish: organ nnt
- Thai: อวัยวะต่างๆ n
- Turkish: organ n
- Vietnamese: cơ quan n
Usage examples
He walked here to play the organ on Sunday every week, rain, shine or snow, for fifty years.
, The Gwen John Sculpture (1985)Cousin Stevie, adult film director Give Her Some Skin The skin is the largest organ of the body.
Maxim (2005)The world's foremost scholar on the organ trade points out potential pitfalls.
Globe and Mail (2003)I WAS saddened to read in the ECHO about the organ donor crisis at the Royal Liverpool hospital.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2002)This has led some biologists to argue that the immune system is itself a kind of sensory organ.
, PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)