double reed
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double reed
n.
1. A pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce sound in certain wind instruments, such as bassoons and oboes.
2. An instrument in which sound is produced by a pair of joined reeds.
dou′ble-reed′ adj.
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Noun | 1. | double reed - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together bassoon - a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed - a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed double reed - a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds cor anglais, English horn - a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch |
2. | double reed - a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together vibrating reed, reed - a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" |
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Translations
dobbelt rørblad
Doppelrohrblatt
Dubbelriet