thumb piano
nounDefinition of thumb piano
: mbira
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Engineers have developed a sensor to test for real medicine based on an unusual source: a musical instrument known as the mbira, also known as a thumb piano. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "This Simple Musical Instrument Can Detect Poison," 13 Sep. 2018 These little thumb pianos seem to crop up on every shelf and mantel. — Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, "She Married an Artist, and Now Finds Comfort in His Work," 13 Feb. 2018 His upbeat music, featuring the traditional mbira thumb piano and an electric guitar tweaked to sound like an mbira, often carried lyrics of rebellion in the Shona language and in English. — Bloomberg.com, "African Music Star in Exile Awaits Real Change for Zimbabwe," 30 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thumb piano.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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