Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,027,742,134 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

trombone

   Also found in: Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.28 sec.
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.
click for a larger image
trombone

trombone
Noun
a brass musical instrument with a sliding tube which is moved in or out to alter the note played [Italian]
trombonist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trombonetrombone - 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 [trɔmˈbəun] ntrombón m
trombone [trɔmˈbəun] ntrombone m
trombone [trɔmˈbəun] nPosaune f
trombone [trɔmˈbəun] 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.tromboonترومبون: آلة موسيقِيَّهтромбонtrombóntrækbasundie Posauneτρομπόνιtrombóntromboonترامبونpasuunatromboneטְרוֹמְבּוֹןतुरहीtrombonharsonatrombonbásúnatromboneトロンボーン트롬본trombonastrombonstrombontrombonetrekkbasunpuzontrombonetrombonтромбонtrombónpozavnatrombontrombonทรอมโบนtrombon長號тромбонشہنائي کي قسم کا باجاkèn Trompon
n tromˈbonist
a person who plays the trombone. tromboonspelerعازِف آلة ترومبونтромбонистtrombonistatrækbasunistder/die Posaunist(in)τρομπονίσταςtrombóntromboonimängijaنوازنده ترامبونpasunistitrombonisteנָגַן טְרוֹמְבּוֹןतुरही वादकtrombonistharsonáspeniup trombonbásúnuleikaritrombonistaトロンボーン奏者트롬본 취주자trombonistastrombonistspeniup trombontrombonistbasunistpuzonistatocador de trombonetrombonistтромбонистtrombonistapozavnisttrombonistatrombonistผู้เล่นทรอมโบนtromboncu長號手тромбоністشہنائي نوازngười chơi kèn Trompon

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
He love very much the man what play the long horn like this'-- she indicated a slide trombone.
At the noise, a large Crab crawled slowly out of the water and, with a voice that sounded like a trombone suffering from a cold, he cried out:
We got rid of all gloom in the excitement of the exercise, and our pleasure was increased by the arrival of the Gimmerton band, mustering fifteen strong: a trumpet, a trombone, clarionets, bassoons, French horns, and a bass viol, besides singers.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.