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trombone
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trombone
n.
musical wind instrument made of metal tubing bent twice in the form of a "U" and having a slide for altering pitch
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Trombone
The trombone (; ) is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate. Nearly all trombones have a telescoping slide mechanism that varies the length of the instrument to change the pitch. Many modern trombone models also utilize a rotary valve as a means to lower pitch of the instrument. Variants such as the valve trombone and superbone have three valves like those on the trumpet.
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trombone
Noun
1. a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
(hypernym) brass
(hyponym) sackbut
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trombone
nm.
trombone, musical wind instrument made of metal tubing bent twice in the form of a "U" and having a slide for altering pitch
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trombone
nm.
trombone; trombonist, one who plays the trombone (Music); braggart, windbag, arrogant person who talks excessively about meaningless things
