English > musical instrument: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | 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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