lamellophone

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noun

Any of several musical instruments (percussion idiophones) in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellae attached to a sounding board.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounlamellophone (plural lamellophones)

plural lamellophones · alternative lamellaphone

  1. entertainmentAny of several musical instruments (percussion idiophones) in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellae attached to a sounding board.

    Synonyms: linguaphone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several musical instruments (percussion idiophones) in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellae attached to a sounding board.

Translations

Italian sansa
  • sansamusical instrument
Portuguese lamelofone
  • lamelofonemusical instrument
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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