Meanings
plural woodwind instruments
- entertainmentA musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.
Synonyms: woodwind
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany wind instrument other than the brass instruments
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic آلَة نَفْخ خَشَبِيَّة
- آلَة نَفْخ خَشَبِيَّةTranslations
Catalan instrument de fusta
- instrument de fustaTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 木管樂器 /木管乐器
- 木管樂器 /木管乐器 (mùguǎn yuèqì)Translations
Czech dřevěný nástroj, dřevěný dechový nástroj
- dřevěný nástrojTranslations
- dřevěný dechový nástrojTranslations
Danish træblæser
- træblæserTranslations
Dutch houtblaasinstrument
- houtblaasinstrumentTranslations
Esperanto ligna blovinstrumento
- ligna blovinstrumentoTranslations
Estonian puupuhkpill
- puupuhkpillTranslations
Finnish puupuhallin
- puupuhallinTranslations
French bois
- boisTranslations
German Holzblasinstrument
- HolzblasinstrumentTranslations
Greek όργανο καλάμων
- όργανο καλάμων (órgano kalámon)Translations
Hebrew כלי נשיפה מעץ
- כלי נשיפה מעץTranslations
Icelandic tréblásturshljóðfæri
- tréblásturshljóðfæriTranslations
Indonesian instrumen woodwind
- instrumen woodwindTranslations
Italian legni
- legniTranslations
Japanese 木管楽器
- 木管楽器 (mokkangakki)Translations
Korean 목관악기
- 목관악기 (mokgwanakgi)Translations
Latin instrumentum ligni et venti
- instrumentum ligni et ventiTranslations
Māori taonga pūhau
- taonga pūhauTranslations
Norwegian treblåseinstrument
- treblåseinstrumentTranslations
Polish instrument dęty drewniany
- instrument dęty drewnianyTranslations
Russian деревя́нный духово́й инструме́нт
- деревя́нный духово́й инструме́нт (derevjánnyj duxovój instrumént)Translations
Slovak drevený dychový nástroj
- drevený dychový nástrojTranslations
Spanish instrumento de viento-madera
- instrumento de viento-maderaTranslations
Swedish träblåsinstrument
- träblåsinstrumentTranslations
Turkish tahta nefesli çalgı
- tahta nefesli çalgıTranslations
Cite this entry
woodwind instrument. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwind%20instrument
“woodwind instrument.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwind%20instrument. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodwind instrument,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodwind%20instrument.
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