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vi·bra·phone

(vī′brə-fōn′)

A percussion instrument similar to a marimba but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators to produce a vibrato. Also called vibraharp.

[Latin vibrāre, to shake; see vibrate + -phone.]

vi′bra·phon′ist n.

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vibraphone

(ˈvaɪbrəˌfəʊn) or

vibraharp

(Instruments) a percussion instrument, used esp in jazz, consisting of a set of metal bars placed over tubular metal resonators, which are made to vibrate electronically

ˈvibraˌphonist, ˈvibraˌharpist n

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vi•bra•phone

(ˈvaɪ brəˌfoʊn)

n.

a musical percussion instrument resembling a xylophone and having metal bars struck with mallets and electrically powered resonators to sustain the tone and create a vibrato. Also called vibraharp.

[1925–30; < Latin vibrā(re) to shake + -phone]

vi•bra•phon•ist (ˈvaɪ brəˌfoʊ nɪst, vaɪˈbrɒf ə-) n.

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Noun

vibraphone - a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

vibes, vibraharp

percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

Translations

βιμπράφωνο

вибрафон

vibraphone

[ˈvaɪbrəˌfəʊn] N → vibráfono m

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vibraphone

[ˈvaɪbrəfəʊn] vibes [ˈvaɪbz] n → vibraphone m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vibraphone

n → Vibrafon nt, → Vibraphon nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

vibraphone

[ˈvaɪbrəˌfəʊn] n → vibrafono

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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