Main Entry:: ¹trum·pet
Pronunciation:: \ˈtrəm-pət\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English trompette, from Anglo-French, from trumpe trump
Date:: 14th century

1 a: a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell ; specifically : a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 2¹⁄₂ octaves b: a musical instrument (as a cornet) resembling a trumpet2: a trumpet player3: something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: as a: a funnel-shaped instrument (as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound b (1): a stentorian voice (2): a penetrating cry (as of an elephant)

— trum·pet·like adjective

[trumpet illustration]

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