transverse flute
transverse flute · transverse flutes
Any type of flute that is held sideways when playedAny type of flute that is held sideways when played.
Meaning
1 sensesAny type of flute that is held sideways when played.
More definitions
- a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
- The Western concert flute (also called transverse flute, C flute or Boehm flute) is a side-blown woodwind instrument made of metal or wood.
Forms
plural: transverse flutes| Singular | transverse flute |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsside-blown flute
Close in meaning
- a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown:flute
- The Western concert flute (also called transverse flute, C flute or Boehm flute) is a side-blown woodwind instrument made of metal or wood.:C fluteBoehm fluteWestern concert flute