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PRONUNCIATION OF WIND INSTRUMENT

wind instrument  [wɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIND INSTRUMENT

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Wind instrument 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 WIND INSTRUMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wind instrument

Wind instrument

A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator, in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of the effective length of the vibrating column of air. In the case of some wind instruments, sound is produced by blowing through a reed; others require buzzing into a metal mouthpiece.

Definition of wind instrument in the English dictionary

The definition of wind instrument in the dictionary is any musical instrument sounded by the breath, such as the woodwinds and brass instruments of an orchestra.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIND INSTRUMENT


behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
blind
blaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
contained
kənˈteɪnd
determined
dɪˈtɜːmɪnd
find
faɪnd
Ind
ɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
lined
ˈlaɪnd
mind
maɪnd
one-of-a-kind
ˌwʌnəvəˈkaɪnd
pinned
pɪnd
remind
rɪˈmaɪnd
Sind
sɪnd
stained
steɪnd
sustained
səˈsteɪnd
tinned
tɪnd
trained
treɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
wind
wɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIND INSTRUMENT

wind chest
wind chimes
wind cone
wind deflector
wind down
wind farm
wind gap
wind gauge
wind generator
wind harp
wind machine
wind power
Wind River Range
wind rose
wind scale
wind shake
wind shear
wind sleeve
wind surge
wind tee

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIND INSTRUMENT

advertisement
ancient monument
argument
blunt instrument
counter-argument
discussion document
document
emolument
instrument
keyboard instrument
legal document
monument
musical instrument
national monument
negotiable instrument
offer document
percussion instrument
precision instrument
registration document
tegument
the Monument

Synonyms and antonyms of wind instrument in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wind instrument» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIND INSTRUMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

管乐器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

instrumento de viento
570 millions of speakers

English

wind instrument
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवन उपकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلات النفخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

духовой инструмент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

instrumento de sopro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু যন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

instrument à vent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Instrumen angin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blasinstrument
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

管楽器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관악기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Instrumen angin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạc khí thổi như kèn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று கருவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वारा इन्स्ट्रुमेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rüzgar aleti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

strumento a fiato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

instrument dęty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

духовий інструмент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

instrument de suflat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πνευστό όργανο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wind instrument
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blåsinstrument
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blåseinstrument
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wind instrument

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIND INSTRUMENT»

The term «wind instrument» is regularly used and occupies the 98.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIND INSTRUMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wind instrument» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wind instrument» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIND INSTRUMENT»

Discover the use of wind instrument in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wind instrument and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Amateur Wind Instrument Maker
Describes the materials and methods used in creating various wind instruments for individuals who have basic woodworking and metalworking skills.
Trevor Robinson, 1980
2
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Wind instrument and piano music (Jazz) USE Jazz Wind instrument duets USE Wind instrument music (Wind instruments (2)) Wind instrument makers (May Subd Geog) UF Wind instruments—Makers [Former heading] BT Musical instrument ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2004
3
Library of Congress Subject Headings
UF Melody instrument music Unspecified instrument music BT Solo instrument music NT Brass instrument music Woodwind instrument music Wind instrument music (Wind instruments (2)) [М288-М289] Wind instrument with instrumental ...
‎1989
4
A Conductor's Guide to Wind Instrument Deficiencies: A ...
This study is a valuable resource for conductors struggling with wind intonation and serves as a time-saving reference source for instructors with limited rehearsal time.
Donald Bradley Snow, 2006
5
Musical Wind Instruments
It is hardly possible now to describe the tone of the serpent, partly because the instrument, adequately played, is no longer to be heard, and partly because there is no wind instrument now in use with which it may in fairness be compared.
Adam Carse, 2002
6
A Thesaurus Dictionary of the English Language Designed to ...
A wind-instrument blown by a single reed. Clarion. A trumpet whose note is clear and shrill. Clarionet. See CLARINET. Concertina. An instrument similar to the accordion. Car Anglais [F.]. The English horn. Cornet. A brass instrument, furnished ...
Francis Andrew March, 1906
7
Woodwind Instruments and Their History
TI-IE DIvERoI-INT PIPE was the specialized wind instrument of the ancient Near Eastem and Mediterranean civilizations. Though today extinct, possibly no wind instrument has ever received comparable honours and held a monopoly of wind  ...
Anthony Baines, 1967
8
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a wind Instrument, the combination with keys, key- pneumatics, a feeder- bellows and a main bellows, of a wind-trunk connecting the latter and the key- pneumatics, controlling devices Interposed therein comprising a seat having two  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1907
9
Mathematics and Computation in Music: First International ...
Revised Selected Papers Timour Klouche, Thomas Noll. Dynamic Excitation Impulse Modification as a Foundation of a Synthesis and Analysis System for Wind Instrument Sounds Michael Oehler1 and Christoph Reuter2 1 University for Music ...
Timour Klouche, Thomas Noll, 2009
10
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Weather forecasting Winds Wind instrument and piano music .\ Piano and wind instrument music Wind instrument and piano music. Arranged Wind instrument and piano music. Arranged (Jazz) See Wind instrument and piano music (Jazz) ...
Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIND INSTRUMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wind instrument is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wind instrument group wins gold medal
FIU's Indoor Winds group took home the gold medal in the Independent Wind Category at the Winter Guard International 2015 World Championships in April. «FIU News, Jul 15»
2
Playing wind instruments could reduce apnea risk
Playing a wind instrument might reduce your risk of sleep apnea, a small study suggests. Researchers in India tested the lung function of 64 people who played ... «Dallas Morning News, May 15»
3
Study Reveals Surprising Sleep Apnea Fix: Play Wind Instrument
Even though there was no difference in the two groups' lung function tests, the people who played a wind instrument had a lower risk of developing obstructive ... «Newsmax, Apr 15»
4
Playing a Wind Instrument Could Help Lower Sleep Apnea Risk
Researchers in India conducted lung function testing in 64 people who played a wind instrument and compared results to a control group of 65 people who did ... «Sleep Review, Apr 15»
5
Does Your Partner Snore Like A Dinosaur? A Wind Instrument Might …
Researchers are suggesting that practicing wind instruments could provide a non-invasive solution to snoring by strengthening the muscles in the upper airways ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
6
Playing a wind instrument 'helps you sleep'
However, playing a wind instrument, particularly a brass such as a trumpet or trombone, strengthens the muscles in the upper airways which prevent the soft ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
7
Learning To Play A Wind Instrument Could Lower Your Risk For …
If your snoring is ruining sleep for you and your partner, consider picking up an instrument — preferably a brass or woodwind instrument. A recent study ... «Medical Daily, Apr 15»
8
Concert review: Rich display of the virtuosity of wind instruments
Wind instruments have often been unjustly labelled as the less glamorous members of the orchestral family, due to the tendency of the instrument to restrict the ... «The Straits Times, Mar 15»
9
This Synthesizer Magically Transforms Into Any Musical Instrument
They let you translate the expressivity of an analog instrument into a digital format ... There's even a microphone which can let you play it like a wind instrument, ... «Co.Design, Mar 15»
10
Massachusetts Wind Instrument Sterilization Bill Controversial
Among the flurry of bills signed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick before he left office, was legislation offering band parents the option to have their ... «New England Public Radio, Jan 15»

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