Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brass instrument

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
brass in-stru-ment
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).

Inflected Forms

brass instruments (plural)

Phrases

brass instrumentalist brass band

Frequently Paired Words

brass band woodwind instrument

Synonyms

brass

Questions

What does brass instrument mean?
Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).

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