concertina
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con·cer·ti·na
[kon-ser-tee-nuh] noun, verb, con·cer·ti·naed [-nuh
d] , con·cer·ti·na·ing [-nuh-ing] , adjective noun
1.
a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
verb (used without object)
3.
to fold, crush together, or collapse in the manner of a concertina: The car concertinaed when it hit the truck.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to fold or collapse in the manner of a concertina.
adjective
5.
of, pertaining to, or resembling a concertina: concertina pleats.
Origin:
apparently coined by the original instrument's inventor, English instrument-maker Charles Wheatstone (1802–75), who patented it in 1829; cf. concertino, seraphina a similar instrument
apparently coined by the original instrument's inventor, English instrument-maker Charles Wheatstone (1802–75), who patented it in 1829; cf. concertino, seraphina a similar instrument
Related forms
con·cer·ti·nist, noun
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concertina (ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons |
| —vb , -nas, -naing, -naed | |
| 2. | (intr) to collapse or fold up like a concertina |
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| concer'tinist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
concertina
1837, from concert + fem. ending -ina. Portable musical instrument invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1829.
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Example sentences
For me personally, of course, it was the arrival of my new concertina.
The fence was topped with concertina wire, harshly lit, and backed by watchtowers every few hundred yards.
The warhead can be detonated by almost any type material, including concertina wire and chain link fencing.
There is a so-called musical instrument which is variously known as the accordion, the concertina, or the harmonica.
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