Definition of Xylophone. Meaning of Xylophone. Synonyms of Xylophone

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Definition of Xylophone

Xylophone
Xylophone Xy"lo*phone, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.] 1. (Mus.) An instrument common among the Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two small hammers. Called in Germany strohfiedel, or straw fiddle. 2. An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of different kinds of wood. --Knight.

Meaning of Xylophone from wikipedia

- A jingle pla**** on a xylophone (marimba) A gamelan xylophone Problems playing these files? See media help. The xylophone (from Ancient Gr**** ξύλον (xúlon) 'wood'...
- article on "xylophonic", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "xylophonic" You can also: Search for Xylophonic in Wikipedia...
- referred to as xylo-marimba or marimba-xylophone) is a pitched percussion instrument similar to an extended-range xylophone with a range identical to some 5-octave...
- (pronounced /ˈbæləfɒn/, or, by analogy with xylophone etc., /ˈbæləfoʊn/) is a gourd-resonated xylophone, a type of struck idiophone. It is closely ****ociated...
- Nottingham and beyond, he was simply and affectionately known as the 'Xylophone Man'. Robinson pla**** a small child's metallophone (despite his nickname)...
- used. The glockenspiel is sometimes erroneously referred to as a xylophone. (The xylophone has wooden bars, unlike the glockenspiel which has metal bars...
- The ranat ek (Thai: ระนาดเอก, pronounced [ranâːt ʔèːk], "also xylophone") is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of 22 wooden...
- The t'rung (đàn T'rưng) is a traditional bamboo xylophone used by the Jarai people and Bahnar people in Vietnam's Central Highlands. More complicated...
- Khmer classical and theater music Roneat ek - smaller xylophone Roneat thung - larger xylophone Roneat dek - smaller metallophone Roneat thong larger...
- product that was sold was a toy musical instrumentreferred to as a "xylophone", but in reality a toy glockenspielbased upon the same instrument used...