Meanings
nounchordophone (plural chordophones)
plural chordophones
- entertainmentAny musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.
Synonyms: string instrument, stringed instrument
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny musical instrument that produces sound from one or more vibrating strings; a string instrument.
Translations
Catalan cordòfon
- cordòfonchordophone — see also stringed instrument
Chinese Mandarin 弦樂器 /弦乐器
- 弦樂器 /弦乐器 (xiányuèqì)chordophone — see also stringed instrument
Dutch chordofoon
- chordofoonchordophone — see also stringed instrument
Finnish kielisoitin
- kielisoitinchordophone — see also stringed instrument
French instrument à cordes
- instrument à cordeschordophone — see also stringed instrument
German Chordophon
- Chordophonchordophone — see also stringed instrument
Greek χορδόφωνο
- χορδόφωνο (chordófono)chordophone — see also stringed instrument
Hawaiian olokaula
- olokaulachordophone — see also stringed instrument
Italian cordofono
- cordofonochordophone — see also stringed instrument
Latvian stīgskanis
- stīgskanischordophone — see also stringed instrument
Polish instrument strunowy
- instrument strunowychordophone — see also stringed instrument
Russian хордофо́н
- хордофо́н (xordofón)chordophone — see also stringed instrument
Spanish cordófono
- cordófonochordophone — see also stringed instrument
Cite this entry
APA
chordophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordophone
MLA
“chordophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordophone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chordophone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordophone.
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