concertina

con·cer·ti·na

 (kŏn′sər-tē′nə)

n.

A small instrument with bellows like an accordion but with buttons in place of keys.

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[concert + Italian -ina, feminine diminutive suff.]

concertina

(ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə)

n

(Instruments) a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons

vb, -nas, -naing or -naed

(intr) to collapse or fold up like a concertina

[C19: concert + -ina]

ˌconcerˈtinist n

con•cer•ti•na

(ˌkɒn sərˈti nə)

n. -nas,

1. a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.

v.i., v.t.

2. to fold or collapse in the manner of a concertina.

adj.

3. of or resembling a concertina.

[appar. coined by its inventor, Charles Wheatstone (1802–75)]

con`cer•ti′nist, n.

accordion, concertina - Accordion derives from Italian accordare, "to tune," and both it and the concertina operate on the same basic principle; however, the accordion has a pianolike keyboard and is rectangular and bulky, while the concertina has buttons in headboards and is hexagonal and more portable.

See also related terms for tune.

concertina

Past participle: concertinaed
Gerund: concertinaing

Imperative

concertina

concertina

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	concertina - coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle barbed wire, barbwire - strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage
	2.	concertina - free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds bandoneon - a type of concertina popular in South America free-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed
Verb	1.	concertina - collapse like a concertina collapse - fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand"

Translations

lمِعْزَف يَدَوي سُداسي

harmonika

concertinalillesekskantet trækharmonika

Ziehharmonika

konsertína

accartocciarsipiccola fisarmonica

koncertina

harmonikas

konsertina

körüklü armonika

六角手风琴

concertina

[ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə]

A. N → concertina f

B. VI the vehicles concertinaed into each other → los vehículos quedaron hechos un acordeón

C. CPD concertina crash N (Aut) → choque m or colisión f en cadena

concertina

[ˌkɒnsə^rˈtiːnə]

n → concertina m

vi → se télescoper, se caramboler

concertina

n → Konzertina f

vi → sich wie eine Ziehharmonika zusammenschieben

concertina

[ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə]

1. n → piccola fisarmonica

2. vi → accartocciarsi, piegarsi come una fisarmonica

concertina

(konsəˈtiːnə) noun

a portable musical wind instrument with bellows and a keyboard. konsertina, trekorrel, handharmonika lمِعْزَف يَدَوي سُداسي концертина concertina harmonika die Ziehharmonika concertina; lille, sekskantet trækharmonika κονσερτίνα (μικρό ακορντεόν) concertina kontsertiina کنسرتینا käsiharmonikka concertinaקונצרטינה वाद्ययंत्र kromatska harmonika harmonika konsertina konsertína piccola fisarmonica 手風琴の一種 (아코디언의 일종) 콘서티나 koncertina harmonikas kosertina concertinakonsertina, trekkspill concertina کنسرت concertina concertină концертина akordeón kromatična harmonika mala harmonika concertina, [litet] dragspel หีบเพลงชั��� körüklü armonika 六角手風琴 концертино موسیقی کا ایک ساز đàn côngxéctina 六角手风琴