Main Entry:

trom·bone

Pronunciation:

\träm-ˈbōn, (ˌ)trəm-ˈ, ˈträm-ˌ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Italian, augmentative of tromba trumpet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba, trumpa trumpet

Date:

circa 1724

: 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

— trom·bon·ist \-ˈbō-nist, -ˌbō-\ noun

[trombone illustration]