woodwind instrument
Noun

woodwind instrument (plural woodwind instruments)

  1. (music) 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.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: bois, instrument à vent en bois
  • German: Holzblasinstrument
  • Italian: legno
  • Portuguese: madeira
  • Russian: деревя́нный духово́й инструме́нт
  • Spanish: instrumento de viento-madera



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