💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "String instrument"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 instrumentnoun | A 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. |
| instrumentnoun | A device used to produce music. |
| idiophonenoun | Any 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. |
| violanoun | A 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. |
| metallophonenoun | Any 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 violinnoun | A violin equipped with an electronic output of its sound. |
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