English > musical instrument: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds. |
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| Synonym | instrument |
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| Narrower | barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ | A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
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| bass | The member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments |
| calliope, steam organ | A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard |
| electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument | A musical instrument that generates sounds electronically |
| hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle | A stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings |
| jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow | A small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity |
| keyboard instrument | A musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard |
| music box, musical box | produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate |
| percussion instrument, percussive instrument | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
| stringed instrument | A musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
| wind instrument, wind | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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| Spanish | instrumento musical, instrumento |
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| Catalan | instrument musical, instrument |
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| Adjectives | instrumental | relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments |
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