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tuba

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tu·ba  (tb, ty-)
n.
1. A large, valved, brass wind instrument with a bass pitch.
2. A reed stop in an organ, having eight-foot pitch.

[Italian, from Latin, trumpet; akin to tubus, tube.]

tuba·ist, tubist n.

tuba [tube-a]
Noun
a low-pitched brass musical instrument with valves [Latin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tubatuba - the lowest brass wind instrument    
bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
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
euphonium - a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family
bombardon, helicon - a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Translations

tuba [ˈtjuːbə] ntuba
tuba [ˈtjuːbə] ntuba m
tuba [ˈtjuːbə] nTuba f
tuba [ˈtjuːbə] ntuba

tuba
n tuba [ˈtjuːbə]
a large brass musical wind instrument giving a low-pitched range of notes He plays the tuba.tubaتوبا: آلة موسيقيهтубаtubatubadie Tubaτούμπα (μουσ.)tubatuubaشیپور؛ کرناtuubatubaטוּבָּהमन्द स्वर का यन्त्र वाद्यtubatubatuba, alat musik tiuptúbatubaチューバ튜바(금관악기의 일종)tūbatūbatubatubatubatubatubatubăтубаtubatubabas-trubatubaแตรใหญ่tuba大號тубаآرگن باجاkèn tuba

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