wood·wind (w d w nd )n. 1. A wind instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of reeds in the mouthpiece, as a bassoon, clarinet, oboe, or saxophone, or by the passing of air across the mouthpiece, as a flute. 2. woodwinds a. The section of a band or orchestra composed of woodwind instruments. b. Woodwind instruments or their players considered as a group. |
woodwind [ˈwʊdˌwɪnd] Music
adj
(Music / Instruments) of, relating to, or denoting a type of wind instrument, excluding the brass instruments, formerly made of wood but now often made of metal, such as the flute or clarinet
n
(Music / Instruments) (functioning as plural) woodwind instruments collectively
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  woodwind - any wind instrument other than the brass instrumentsbeating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed - a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed finger hole - one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it flute, 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 blown thumbhole - the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb wind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
Translations
woodwind [ˈwʊdwɪnd] N the woodwinds; the woodwind section → los instrumentos mpl de viento de madera
woodwind [ˈwʊdwɪnd]
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