Organ (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
  2. any of various similar instruments, as a reed organ or an electronic organ.
  3. a barrel organ or hand organ.
  4. a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants, that performs a specialized task.
  5. penis
  6. a newspaper, magazine, or other means of communicating information, thoughts, or opinions, especially in behalf of some organization, political group, or the like.
  7. an instrument or means, as of action or performance: This committee will be the chief organ of administration.
  8. any of various musical instruments, especially wind, instruments.
noun
    • 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)
  1. any instrument, such as a harmonium, in which sound is produced in this way
  2. short for electric organ (def. 1a), electronic organ
  3. a fully differentiated structural and functional unit, such as a kidney or a root, in an animal or plant
  4. an agency or medium of communication, esp a periodical issued by a specialist group or party
  5. an instrument with which something is done or accomplished
  6. a euphemistic word for penis
    Organ (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

    More Definitions