percussion idiophone

noun

An idiophone that produces sound when it vibrates due to being struck by an object that does not vibrate; a xylophone-like instrument played percussively.

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Meanings

nounpercussion idiophone (plural percussion idiophones)

plural percussion idiophones

  1. entertainmentAn idiophone that produces sound when it vibrates due to being struck by an object that does not vibrate; a xylophone-like instrument played percussively.
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percussion idiophone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20idiophone

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“percussion idiophone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20idiophone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “percussion idiophone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/percussion%20idiophone.

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