metallophonen.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtl̩əfəʊn/,

/məˈtaləfəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈmɛdl̩əˌfoʊn/,

/məˈtæləˌfoʊn/

Forms: 1800s– metallophone, 1800s– metalophone.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metallo- comb. form, -phone comb. form.

Etymology: < metallo- comb. form + -phone comb. form, perhaps after xylophone n. Compare German Metallophon (1913 or earlier), French métallophone (1936 or earlier).

Music.

A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by striking metal bars of varying pitches; spec. a Balinese instrument of this type (cf. gamelan n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > metal bars

saron1817

glockenspiel1833

melodicon1876

metallophonea1884

vibraphone1926

vibraharp1930

vibes1940

a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 594/2 Metallophone, a keyed instrument with outside resemblance to a piano, but having metallic bars instead of strings.

1887 Sci. Amer. 19 Feb. 120/2 The metalophone is similar in form to the zylophone, but as its name suggests, the vibrating bars are made of metal—hardened steel.

1952 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 83 51 One particular theory has been persistently stated: that the African xylophones and the Indonesian xylophones and metallophones are relatives.

1972 Where Sept. 252/2 The spate of song books now also coping for xylophones, chime bars, guitars, tuned percussion, autoharps, Indian bells, metallophones, wood blocks, glockenspiels and maracas.

1992 Independent 6 Mar. 31/2 As for the unbending xylophone and metallophone, James Wood..has the answer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metallophone
释义	metallophonen. Brit. /ˈmɛtl̩əfəʊn/, /məˈtaləfəʊn/, U.S. /ˈmɛdl̩əˌfoʊn/, /məˈtæləˌfoʊn/ Forms: 1800s– metallophone, 1800s– metalophone. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metallo- comb. form, -phone comb. form. Etymology: < metallo- comb. form + -phone comb. form, perhaps after xylophone n. Compare German Metallophon (1913 or earlier), French métallophone (1936 or earlier). Music. A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by striking metal bars of varying pitches; spec. a Balinese instrument of this type (cf. gamelan n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > metal bars saron1817 glockenspiel1833 melodicon1876 metallophonea1884 vibraphone1926 vibraharp1930 vibes1940 a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 594/2 Metallophone, a keyed instrument with outside resemblance to a piano, but having metallic bars instead of strings. 1887 Sci. Amer. 19 Feb. 120/2 The metalophone is similar in form to the zylophone, but as its name suggests, the vibrating bars are made of metal—hardened steel. 1952 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 83 51 One particular theory has been persistently stated: that the African xylophones and the Indonesian xylophones and metallophones are relatives. 1972 Where Sept. 252/2 The spate of song books now also coping for xylophones, chime bars, guitars, tuned percussion, autoharps, Indian bells, metallophones, wood blocks, glockenspiels and maracas. 1992 Independent 6 Mar. 31/2 As for the unbending xylophone and metallophone, James Wood..has the answer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1884
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