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单词 piccolo
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piccolo


pic·co·lo 1

P0285300 (pĭk′ə-lō′)n. pl. pic·co·los A small flute pitched an octave above a regular flute.
[French, from Italian, short for (flauto) piccolo, small (flute); see piccolo2.]
pic′co·lo′ist n.

pic·co·lo 2

P0285300 (pĭk′ə-lō′)adj. Of, relating to, or being a musical instrument considerably smaller than the usual size: a piccolo trumpet; a piccolo concertina.
[Italian piccolo, small; probably akin to Italian piccino, Portuguese pequeno, and Spanish pequeño.]

piccolo

(ˈpɪkəˌləʊ) n, pl -los (Instruments) a woodwind instrument, the smallest member of the flute family, lying an octave above that of the flute. See flute1[C19: from Italian: small; compare English petty, French petit]

pic•co•lo

(ˈpɪk əˌloʊ)

n., pl. -los. a small flute sounding an octave higher than the ordinary flute. [1855–60; < Italian: literally, small] pic′co•lo`ist, n.
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Noun1.piccolo - a small flutepiccolo - a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard fluteflute, transverse flute - a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
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piccolo

(ˈpikələu) plural ˈpiccolos noun a kind of small, high-pitched flute. He plays the piccolo. 短笛 短笛

piccolo


piccolo,

small transverse fluteflute,
in music, generic term for such wind instruments as the fife, the flageolet, the panpipes, the piccolo, and the recorder. The tone of all flutes is produced by an airstream directed against an edge, producing eddies that set up vibrations in the air enclosed in the
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 pitched an octave higher than the standard flute. Its tone is bright and shrill, and it can produce the highest notes in the orchestral range. The piccolo is used in orchestras and especially in military bands. See fifefife,
small transverse flute with six to eight finger holes adopted for military music by Swiss regiments serving in France in the late 15th cent. The fife was used in the British army until the end of the 19th cent. The piccolo has largely replaced the fife in modern use.
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Piccolo

 

in any family of musical instruments, the one that is smallest, and highest in pitch (piccolo flute, piccolo domra, and so forth). The term usually refers to the smallest flute.

piccolo

a woodwind instrument, the smallest member of the flute family, lying an octave above that of the flute
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piccolo

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  • noun

Words related to piccolo

noun a small flute

Related Words

  • flute
  • transverse flute
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