tuba

[ too-buh, tyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural tu·bas tu·bae [too, -bee, tyoo, -]

Music.
1. a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
2. an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
3. an ancient Roman trumpet.
Meteorology. funnel cloud.

tuba

/ ˈtjuːbə /

a valved brass instrument of bass pitch, in which the bell points upwards and the mouthpiece projects at right angles. The tube is of conical bore and the mouthpiece cup-shaped
any other bass brass instrument such as the euphonium, helicon, etc
a powerful reed stop on an organ
a form of trumpet of ancient Rome

tuba

The lowest-pitched of the brass instruments. In orchestras , the tuba is usually held across the player's lap. In marching bands, the sousaphone is generally used as a low brass instrument because it was designed to be carried.

Origin of tuba¹

1850–55; < Latin: trumpet; akin to tube

Origin of tuba¹

Latin

In Taipei, Taiwan, a Bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train.

There were a couple of black children on one of the floats, and a plump black tuba player marched with the high school band.

He played a bit of flute (and for a brief stint, tuba) in the high school band with just a rudimentary sense of the instruments.

Perhaps you remember that when Alila was christened there was a good supply of tuba at the feast.

Tapping the trees for tuba is dangerous work, but Alila, you know, loves danger.

There is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.

The remaining two-thirds of the Pedal organ and three Tuba stops occupy the northeast quarter gallery in the dome.

The process can also be followed with rice vinegar (see bleaching agents) substituted for the tuba vinegar.

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