saxhorn

sax·horn  (skshôrn)

n.

Any of a family of valved brass wind instruments that resemble the bugle and have a full even tone and wide compass.

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[After Sax, surname of 19th-century Belgian instrument-making family.]

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saxhorn [ˈsæksˌhɔːn]

n

(Music / Instruments) a valved brass instrument used chiefly in brass and military bands, having a tube of conical bore and a brilliant tone colour. It resembles the tuba and constitutes a family of instruments related to the flugelhorn and cornet

[named after Adolphe Sax (see saxophone), who invented it (1845)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

saxhorn - any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves 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

Translations

saxhorn [ˈsækshɔːn] N → bombardino m

saxhorn

n (Mus) → Saxhorn nt, → Saxofon nt