musical+instrument

  • 111Instrument de musique mécanique — On appelle instruments de musique mécanique les appareils qui sont capables de jouer une musique de manière autonome, ou simplement assistée. Dès le IXe siècle, à Bagdad, une flûte mue par picot atteste des recherches pour automatiser la… …

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  • 112musical — mu•si•cal [[t]ˈmyu zɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) mad of, pertaining to, or producing music: a musical instrument[/ex] 2) mad of the nature of or resembling music; melodious; harmonious 3) mad fond of or skilled in music 4) mad set to or accompanied by… …

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  • 113musical — /ˈmjuzɪkəl / (say myoohzikuhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument. 2. of the nature of or resembling music; melodious; harmonious. 3. fond of or skilled in music. 4. set to or accompanied by music: a musical… …

  • 114musical saw — noun : a handsaw made to produce melody by bending the blade with varying tension while sounding it with a small hammer or a violin bow * * * ˌmusical ˈsaw 7 [musical saw] noun a musical instrument consisting of a ↑saw that bends to produce… …

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  • 115instrument*/*/*/ — [ˈɪnstrʊmənt] noun [C] 1) a tool that is used in science, medicine, or technology scientific instruments such as microscopes[/ex] 2) a musical instrument, for example a piano or a guitar Do you play an instrument?[/ex] 3) a piece of equipment… …

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  • 116instrument de musique — muzikos instrumentas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. musical instrument vok. Musikinstrument, n rus. музыкальный инструмент, m pranc. instrument de musique, m …

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  • 117instrument — [13] Instrument comes from the same source as instruct: the Latin verb instruere ‘build, prepare, equip, teach’. From it was derived the noun instrūmentum, which meant ‘tool, equipment’. When introduced into English via Old French at the end of… …

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  • 118instrument — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. implement (see instrumentality); flute, oboe, etc. (see music); document, deed, paper, record, charter; means, agency. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tool, means, apparatus, implement; see device 1 , machine …

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  • 119instrument — n. 1. Tool, implement, utensil. 2. Medium, agent, means. 3. Writing, document, charter, deed, indenture. 4. Musical instrument …

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  • 120musical saw — a handsaw played as a musical instrument with a violin bow or a hammer while the saw is bent with varying tension to change the pitch. [1925 30] * * * …

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