Metallophone

Word METALLOPHONE
Character 12
Hyphenation me tal lo phone
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Metallophone"

What do we mean by metallophone?

A percussion instrument consisting of a series of metal bars that make tones when struck with either handheld or keyboard-controlled mallets. noun

A pianoforte with graduated metal bars instead of strings. noun

An instrument like the xylophone, but with metallic instead of wooden bars. noun

An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings. noun

An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars. noun

Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound. noun

Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Metallophone

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The word "metallophone" in example sentences

The glockenspiel - not to be confused with a xylophone - is the most well-known of the metallophone family of instruments. ❋ David McNamee (2010)

Like other [[metallophone]] s, it is a part of the percussion section, but is usually played by a pianist rather than percussionist. ❋ Amccloud (2010)

Its formation is two xylophones (roneat ek and roneat thung, resprectively high and low registers), a metallophone ❋ Unknown (2008)

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