Meaning of 'organ'

noun

(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ

Synonyms: electric organ

noun

a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

Synonyms: harmonium reed organ

noun

wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard

Synonyms: pipe organ

noun

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

noun

a periodical that is published by a special interest group

Example: "the organ of the communist party"

noun

a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function

Example: "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"