Meanings
nounflue pipe (plural flue pipes)
plural flue pipes
- An organ pipe that produces sound by passing wind through the windway of a fipple, whereupon exiting, it strikes the labium, causing the air inside the pipe to vibrate.
Synonyms: labial pipe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn organ pipe that produces sound by passing wind through the windway of a fipple, whereupon exiting, it strikes the labium, causing the air inside the pipe to vibrate.
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nounorgan pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
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Translations
German Labialpfeife
- Labialpfeifetype of organ pipe
Irish píopa béil
- píopa béiltype of organ pipe
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APA
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Chicago
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