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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOURDON

From Old French: drone (of a musical instrument), of imitative origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOURDON

bourdon  [ˈbʊədən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOURDON

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bourdon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOURDON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bourdon

Bourdon derives from the French for bumblebee, and may refer to: ▪ A Bourdon, the lowest bell in a set ▪ A Bourdon, a stopped organ pipe of a construction favored for low pitches ▪ Bourdon ▪ Burden: The lowest course of a lute, or the lowest drone pipe of a bagpipe ▪ Faux bourdon, fauxbourdon, faburden or falsobordone, terms applied to a variety of music compositional techniques ▪ Bourdon, Somme, a small town in France ▪ Bourdon, another name for the French wine grape Douce noir ▪ A Bourdon gauge or Bourdon tube, named after Eugène Bourdon...

Definition of bourdon in the English dictionary

The first definition of bourdon in the dictionary is a 16-foot organ stop of the stopped diapason type. Other definition of bourdon is the drone of a bagpipe. Bourdon is also a drone or pedal point in the bass of a harmonized melody.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOURDON


arthropodan
ɑːˈθrɒpədən
bombardon
ˈbɒmbədən
cephalopodan
ˌsefəˈlɒpədən
decapodan
dɪˈkæpədən
faburden
ˈfæbədən
gastropodan
ɡæsˈtrɒpədən
isopodan
aɪˈsɒpədən
Muhammadan
mʊˈhæmədən
Muhammedan
mʊˈhæmədən
myriapodan
ˌmɪrɪˈæpədən
octopodan
ɒkˈtɒpədən
Reardon
ˈrɪədən
rhizopodan
raɪˈzɒpədən
solenodon
səˈlɛnədən
theropodan
θɪˈrɒpədən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOURDON

bourasque
Bourbaki
bourbon
Bourbon biscuit
Bourbonism
bourd
bourder
Bourdon gauge
bourg
bourgeois
bourgeoise
bourgeoisie
bourgeoisify
bourgeon
Bourges
Bourgogne
Bourguiba
bourguignon
bourguignonne

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOURDON

abandon
Armageddon
cardon
cordon
Croydon
don
East London
Gordon
guerdon
Huntingdon
I beg your pardon
lardon
London
pardon
Poseidon
reguerdon
royal pardon
Swindon
Vardon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of bourdon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bourdon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOURDON

Find out the translation of bourdon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bourdon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bourdon» in English.

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波登
1,325 millions of speakers

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bourdon
570 millions of speakers

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bourdon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

BOURDON
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بوردون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бурдона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bourdon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bourdon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bourdon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bourdon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bourdon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブルドン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bourdon
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

điệu nhạc trầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பார்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉर्नोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burdon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bourdon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bourdon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бурдона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bourdon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μπουρντόν
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bourdon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Bourdon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bourdon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bourdon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOURDON»

The term «bourdon» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOURDON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bourdon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOURDON»

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1
Understanding Animal Breeding: Pearson New International Edition
An experienced educator in animal breeding, Rick Bourdon designed this book to be a modern, technologically up-to-date approach to animal breeding that is less intimidating to students than competing texts.
Richard M. Bourdon, 2013
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Françoise Blin de Bourdon, Woman of Influence: The Story of ...
In this new biography, Jo Ann Recker reveals the story of Francoise Blin de Bourdon (1756-1838) who, along with her close friend and spiritual advisor St. Julie Billiart, was co-foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Jo Ann Marie Recker, 2001
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Key to Davies' Bourdon
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Charles Davies, 2009
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Cyclic Phenomena for Composition Operators
This pioneering work forges new links between classical function theory and operator theory, and contributes new results to the study of classical analytic functional equations.
Paul Bourdon, Joel H. Shapiro
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Léonard Bourdon: The Career of a Revolutionary, 1754-1807
Sydenham follows Bourdon’s political career from the final days of the old monarchy through Bourdon’s active participation in the Revolution.
M. J. Sydenham, 1999
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Warhol
Examines the life and work of the famous artist.
David Bourdon, 1995
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Key to Davies' Bourdon, with Many Additional Examples, ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Charles Davies, 2008
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Harmonic Function Theory
This is a book about harmonic functions in Euclidean space.
Sheldon Axler, Paul Bourdon, Ramey Wade, 2001
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11th Coordinating Committee Meeting held at a Hotel ...
XI COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS XI COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT CHRISTOPHER HOTEL, BOURDON 15TH. Dr. Francis Mulhern Ayr. Nicot Julien Agr. Luckner St Die Agr. Montaigu ...
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LabVIEW based Advanced Instrumentation Systems
Pinion Bourdon tube 0 1 0 2 0 30 Spring Closed end of bourdon tube Pointer Mechanical linkage Sector Pressure source Dial Fig. 4.3. Bourdon tube pressure gauge Gearing Pointer & dial Variable manipulation element Data presentation ...
S. Sumathi, P. Surekha, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOURDON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bourdon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Financial abuse growing problem
Some financial abuse is blatant, says Jean-Luc Bourdon, a certified public accountant/personal finance specialist and principal at BrightPath ... «Bankrate.com, Jul 15»
2
Wet June raises Lake Champlain waters above normal
"Oh yes, the water is high," said Jeannine Bourdon said with a laugh, standing on the deck of her boat "Jay Bee," which was docked at ... «Plattsburgh Press Republican, Jul 15»
3
Abitibi Royalties Announces Update on "The Royalty Search"- 2 …
In addition, the Company holds 100% title to the Luc Bourdon and Bourdon West Prospects in the Ring of Fire, Ontario. The Company owns ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Education Notebook: Mercer professor honored for writing
I am especially thankful for the recommendations written by Dr. Mary Ann Drake, Dr. Natalie Bourdon and Dr. Vasile Stanescu, and for Mercer ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Handbook on laws protecting free expression launched
... Institute; Sylvie Kaufmann, editorial director and columnist at Le Monde; lawyer William Bourdon; and journalist Owen Bennett-Jones. «Index On Censorship, Jul 15»
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Chopper5 pilots feared the worst when tracking Lee's Summit torn …
Captain Gregg Bourdon and photographer Brenda Lea captured the incredible view of the tornado as it hit Lee's Summit Wednesday night. «KCTV Kansas City, Jul 15»
7
'Serial Teachers 2' ('Les Profs 2'): Film Review
Back in action are the crazy unilingual English teacher, Gladys (Isabelle Nanty), the lazy math professor, Cutiro (Didier Bourdon, replacing ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
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Sanford Police Log
Danial B. Bourdon, 25, of 67 High Street, was arrested on a warrant and for possessing a usable amount of marijuana, following a report of a ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
9
Game still fun for Walker
With Vesterinen, Kerry Bourdon, Joachim Nierfeld and his dad, Randy Walker, among those providing guidance along the way, Walker went on ... «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»
10
Railway Avenue fire seventh arson in Chilliwack since April
Assistant chief Mike Bourdon said the fire was deliberately set. A witness across the street told the Times he saw a man and a boy leave the ... «Chilliwack Times, Jun 15»

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