heckelphone

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noun

A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.

Similar
basset oboe
OriginGerman Heckelphon →
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Meanings

nounheckelphone (plural heckelphones)

plural heckelphones

  1. A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe

Similar
basset oboe
Broader
oboehautboyhautbois

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanHeckelphon
  2. Englishheckelphone

From German Heckelphon, named after the inventors, Wilhelm Heckel and his sons.

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APA

heckelphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heckelphone

MLA

“heckelphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heckelphone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heckelphone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heckelphone.

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