trombone
playSimple Definition of trombone
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: a large brass musical instrument that you blow into and that has a tube that you slide in and out to play different notes
Full Definition of trombone
: a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet
Illustration of trombone
Origin and Etymology of trombone
Italian, augmentative of tromba trumpet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa trumpet
First Known Use: circa 1724
TROMBONE Defined for Kids
trombone
playDefinition of trombone for Students
: a brass musical instrument made of a long bent tube that has a wide opening at one end and one section that slides in and out to make different tones
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