trombone
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trom·bone
(trŏm-bōn′, trəm-, trŏm′bōn′)n. pl. trom·bones
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.
[Italian , augmentative of tromba, trumpet, probably ultimately of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba; see trumpet.]
trom·bon′ist n.
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trombone
(trɒmˈbəʊn)n
1. (Instruments) a brass instrument, a low-pitched counterpart of the trumpet, consisting of a tube the effective length of which is varied by means of a U-shaped slide. The usual forms of this instrument are the tenor trombone (range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E) and the bass trombone (pitched a fourth lower)
2. (Music, other) a person who plays this instrument in an orchestra
[C18: from Italian, from tromba a trumpet, from Old High German trumba]
tromˈbonist n
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trom•bone
(trɒmˈboʊn, ˈtrɒm boʊn)n.
a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice into a Ushape, and having a slide for varying the tone.
[1715–25; < Italian tromb(a) trumpet < Occitan < Germanic]
trom•bon′ist, n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece sackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone |
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Translations
تُرُومْبُونترومبون: آلة موسيقِيَّه
trombó
trombónpozountrombon
trækbasunbasun
pasuuna
trombon
harsona
básúna
トロンボーン
트롬본
trombonastrombonistas
trombons
trombon
trombón
pozavna
trombon
แตรยาว
kèn trombon
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trombone
[trɒmˈbəʊn] n → trombone m (instrument de musique)I play the trombone → Je joue du trombone.
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trombone
n (Mus) → Posaune f
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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. He plays the trombone; He played a tune on his trombone.
tromˈbonist noun a person who plays the trombone.
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trombone
→ تُرُومْبُون trombon trækbasun Posaune τρομπόνι trombón pasuuna trombone trombon trombone トロンボーン 트롬본 trombone trombone puzon trombone тромбон trombon แตรยาว trombon kèn trombon 长号Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009