woodwind instrument
A musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by…A musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.
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1 sensesA musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.
Holzblasinstrument
деревя́нный духово́й инструме́нтderevjánnyj duxovój instrumént
- any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
Examples
5 sentencesWhat's the hardest woodwind instrument to play?
Tom plays the saxophone and several other woodwind instruments.
Tom can play several brass instruments, but he can't play any woodwind instruments.
The oboe is the most beautiful of all woodwind instruments.
ruГобой — красивейший из всех духовых инструментов. — Ooneykcall
Trumpets and trombones are brass instruments, while saxophones are woodwind instruments.
deTrompete und Posaune sind Blechblasinstrumente, Saxofon ein Holzblasinstrument. — esocom
Translations
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Forms
plural: woodwind instruments| Singular | woodwind instrument |
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Synonyms
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