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trombone
(redirected from Tenor trombone)

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trom·bone  (trm-bn, trm-, trmbn)
n.
A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bell-shaped mouth, and having a movable U-shaped slide for producing different pitches.

[French, from Italian, augmentative of tromba, trumpet, of Germanic origin.]

trom·bonist n.

trombone [trɒmˈbəʊn]
n
1. (Music / Instruments) a brass instrument, a low-pitched counterpart of the trumpet, consisting of a tube the effective length of which is varied by means of a U-shaped slide The usual forms of this instrument are the tenor trombone (range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E) and the bass trombone (pitched a fourth lower)
2. (Music, other) a person who plays this instrument in an orchestra
[from Italian, from tromba a trumpet, from Old High German trumba]
trombonist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slidetrombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
brass instrument, brass - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
sackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
Translations
trombone [trɒmˈbəʊn] Ntrombón m

trombone [trɒmˈbəʊn] ntrombone instrument de musique)m >
I play the trombone → Je joue du trombone.

trombone
n (Mus) → Posaune f

trombone [trɒmˈbəʊn] ntrombone m

trombone
n trombone [tromˈbəun]
a type of brass musical wind instrument, on which the pitch of notes is altered by sliding a tube in and out He plays the trombone; He played a tune on his trombone. tromboon ترومبون: آلة موسيقِيَّه тромбон trombón trækbasun die Posaune τρομπόνι trombón tromboon ترامبون vetopasuuna trombone טְרוֹמְבּוֹן तुरही trombon harsona trombon básúna trombone トロンボーン 트롬본 trombonas trombons trombon trombone trekkbasun puzon trombone trombon тромбон trombón pozavna trombon trombon ทรอมโบน trombon 長號 тромбон شہنائي کي قسم کا باجا kèn Trompon
n tromˈbonist
a person who plays the trombone. tromboonspeler عازِف آلة ترومبون тромбонист trombonista trækbasunist der/die Posaunist(in) τρομπονίστας trombón tromboonimängija نوازنده ترامبون pasunisti tromboniste נָגַן טְרוֹמְבּוֹן तुरही वादक trombonist harsonás peniup trombon básúnuleikari trombonista トロンボーン奏者 트롬본 연주자 trombonistas trombonists peniup trombon trombonist basunist puzonista tocador de trombone trombonist тромбонист trombonista pozavnist trombonista trombonist ผู้เล่นทรอมโบน tromboncu 長號手 тромбоніст شہنائي نواز người chơi kèn Trompon

trombone آلة موسيقية trombon trækbasun Posaune τρομπόνι trombón pasuuna trombone trombon trombone トロンボーン 트롬본 trombone trombone puzon trombone тромбон trombon แตรยาว trombon kèn trombon 长号


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