vibraphone

Questions

How do you pronounce vibraphone?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɑɪ.bɹəˌfəʊn/.

What does vibraphone mean?

A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.

Where does vibraphone come from?

Etymology tree English vibra(to) Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English vibraphone From vibra(to) + -phone.

How to pronounce vibraphone

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