electrophone
noun [ C ] music specialized /iˈlek.trə.fəʊn/ /iˈlek.trə.foʊn/
电子乐器
any musical instrument in which sound is produced mainly by means of electricity
Keyboards are integral to many aerophones (eg the accordion), chordophones (eg the piano), and electrophones (eg the synthesizer). 键盘是许多气管乐器（如手风琴）、和弦乐器（如钢琴）和电子琴（如电子键盘）不可或缺的组成部分。
See also: aerophonechordophoneidiophonemembranophone
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- The electrophone was not in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instruments published in 1914.
- In an electrophone, the sound may be generated by mechanical or electronic oscillators (eg a synthesizer), or by acoustically generated vibrations that require electrical amplification (eg the electric guitar).
- A fifth class of musical instrument has been added: electrophones, in which the sound is produced by electromagnets, oscillators, or other non-acoustic devices.
- It can be debated whether the pipe organ (which uses electric key action to control solenoid valves) is an electrophone or an aerophone.