chordophone

chordophone [ˈkɔːdəˌfəʊn]

n

(Music / Instruments) any musical instrument producing sounds through the vibration of strings, such as the piano, harp, violin, or guitar

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chordophone - a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers balalaika - a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings harp - a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers lute - chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard mandolin - a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound