| transverse flute n. See flute. |
transverse flute
n
(Music / Instruments) the normal orchestral flute, as opposed to the recorder (or fipple flute)
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| Noun | 1. |  transverse flute - 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 blownfife - a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band nose flute - a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries) piccolo - a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute |
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