HELICON


Meaning of HELICON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-lə-ˌkän, -i-kən ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Greek helik-, helix + English -on (as in bombardon ); from its tube's forming a spiral encircling the player's body

Date: circa 1875

: a large circular tuba similar to a sousaphone but lacking an adjustable bell

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