double reed
English Thesaurus
1. a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | reed, vibrating reed, |
| definition | : | a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it (noun.artifact) |
2. a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | bassoon, |
| definition | : | a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cor anglais, english horn, |
| definition | : | a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cromorne, crumhorn, krummhorn, |
| definition | : | a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hautbois, hautboy, oboe, |
| definition | : | a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | double reed, |
| definition | : | a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds (noun.artifact) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore double reed in ArtiKata.com >