concertina
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con·cer·ti·na
(kŏn′sər-tē′nə)n.
A small instrument with bellows like an accordion but with buttons in place of keys.
[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.
See also related terms for tune.
concertina
Past participle: concertinaed
Gerund: concertinaing
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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
konsertína
koncertina
harmonikas
körüklü armonika
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.