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String instrument

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stringed instrumentnoun(music) Any musical instrument in which taut strings are plucked, bowed or struck in order to produce a sound.
chordophonenoun(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.
musical instrumentnounA device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds.
stringnoun(countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
wind instrumentnoun(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound when air flows through it.
instrumentnounA device used to produce music.
idiophonenounAny musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes).
string organnoun(music) A reed organ having a graduated set of vibrators or free reeds connected by rods which cause the vibration of corresponding wires or strings stretched over a sounding board.
nail violinnoun(music) A musical instrument consisting of a wooden soundboard with metal nails attached, tuned to produce notes when played with a bow.
brass instrumentnoun(music) Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).
viellenoun(music) A medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin.
musical sawnoun(music) A musical instrument consisting of a thin sheet of metal, or sometimes a saw, usually played with a bow.
woodwind instrumentnoun(music) A musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.
stroh violinnoun(music) A violin that amplifies its sound through an attached metal resonator.
brassnoun(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
violanounA stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone.
violinnoun(music) A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
metallophonenounAny musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound.
sinewnoun(figuratively) Muscular power, muscle; nerve, nervous energy; vigor, vigorous strength.
electric violinnounA violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound.

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