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Definition of Metallophone
1. n. An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings.
Definition of Metallophone
1. Noun. Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metallophone
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metallophone
Literary usage of Metallophone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... molecules only produce bands and fluted spaces. JN Lockyer, Spect. Anal., p.
175. metallophone (me-tal'ö-fön), n. ..."
2. Sound and Its Relation to Music by Clarence Grant Hamilton (1912)
"Rods with both ends free, employed in instruments like the xylophone and
metallophone, were investigated with great care by Chladni (1756-1827), ..."
3. Sound and Music by John Augustine Zahm (1892)
"The metallophone, unlike the claque-bois, on account of the intensity and piercing
character of its upper partials, could never be used alone; ..."
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