transverse flute

noun

Any type of flute that is held sideways when played.

Similar
side-blown flutefluteC fluteBoehm fluteWestern concert flute
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Meanings

nountransverse flute (plural transverse flutes)

plural transverse flutes

  1. entertainmentAny type of flute that is held sideways when played.

    Synonyms: side-blown flute

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny type of flute that is held sideways when played.

Similar
side-blown flute

More synonyms by meaning

nouna high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

Similar
flute
Broader
woodwindwoodwind instrumentwood

nounThe Western concert flute (also called transverse flute, C flute or Boehm flute) is a side-blown woodwind instrument made of metal or wood.

Similar
C fluteBoehm fluteWestern concert flute
Broader
flutetransverse flute
Also see
flutewestern concert flute

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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