Meanings
nounidiophone (plural idiophones)
plural idiophones
- Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes).
Origin
Translations
Catalan idiòfon
- idiòfonany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Dutch idiofoon
- idiofoonany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
French idiophone
- idiophoneany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Irish ideafón
- ideafónany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Italian idiofono
- idiofonoany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Latvian pašskanis
- pašskanisany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Portuguese idiófono, idiofone
- idiófonoany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
- idiofoneany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Russian идиофо́н
- идиофо́н (idiofón)any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Spanish idiófono
- idiófonoany musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
idiophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiophone
MLA
“idiophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiophone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idiophone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idiophone.
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