XYLOPHONE


Meaning of XYLOPHONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzī-lə-ˌfōn also ]

ˈzi- noun

Date: 1866

: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers

• xy·lo·phon·ist -ˌfō-nist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.