TROMBONE


Meaning of TROMBONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ träm-ˈbōn, (ˌ)trəm-ˈ, ˈträm-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, augmentative of tromba trumpet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa trumpet

Date: circa 1724

: a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet

• trom·bon·ist -ˈbō-nist, -ˌbō- noun

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