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| a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone). |
[Origin: 1715–25; < It, equiv. to tromb(a) trumpet (< Pr < Gmc; cf. OHG trumpa, trumba horn, trumpet) + -one aug. suffix]
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Trombone
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n. A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bell-shaped mouth, and having a movable U-shaped slide for producing different pitches. [French, from Italian, augmentative of tromba, trumpet, of Germanic origin.] trom·bon'ist n. |
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trombone
brass wind instrument, 1724, from It. trombone, augmentative form of tromba "trumpet," from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. trumba "trumpet;" see trumpet).
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| a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
trombone [tromˈbəun] noun
a type of brass musical wind instrument, on which the pitch of notes is altered by sliding a tube in and out
Example: He plays the trombone; He played a tune on his trombone.
See also: trombonistExample: He plays the trombone; He played a tune on his trombone.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
trombone
A brass instrument; the player can change its pitch by sliding one part of the tube in and out of the other. The tone of the trombone is mellower than that of the trumpet.
[Chapter:] Fine Arts
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Trombone
Trom"bone\, n. [It., aug. of tromba a trumpet: cf. F. trombone. See Trump a trumpet.]1. (Mus.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The common European bittern.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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