Meanings
nounaerophone (plural aerophones)
plural aerophones
- Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
- datedA form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet.
- datedAn instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.
Origin
Translations
Catalan aeròfon
- aeròfonmusical instrument
Dutch aerofoon
- aerofoonmusical instrument
French aérophone
- aérophonemusical instrument
German Aerophon
- Aerophonmusical instrument
Greek αερόφωνο
- αερόφωνο (aerófono)musical instrument
Irish aerafón
- aerafónmusical instrument
Italian aerofono
- aerofonomusical instrument
Latvian gaisskanis
- gaisskanismusical instrument
Polish aerofon
- aerofonmusical instrument
Spanish aerófono, instrumento de viento
- aerófonomusical instrument
- instrumento de vientomusical instrument
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APA
aerophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerophone
MLA
“aerophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerophone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerophone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerophone.
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