Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woodwind instrument

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
wood-wind in-stru-ment
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

woodwind instruments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

brass instrument

Synonyms

woodwind wood

Questions

What does woodwind instrument mean?
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.

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