euphonium

eu·pho·ni·um

E0238700 (yo͞o-fō′nē-əm)n. A brass instrument similar to the tuba but having a somewhat higher pitch and a mellower sound.

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[From Greek euphōnos, sweet-voiced; see euphony.]

euphonium

(juːˈfəʊnɪəm) n (Instruments) a brass musical instrument with four valves; the tenor of the tuba family. It is used mainly in brass bands[C19: New Latin, from euph(ony + harm)onium]

eu•pho•ni•um

(yuˈfoʊ ni əm)

n. a brass musical instrument similar to but smaller than the tuba. [1860–65; euph (ony) + (harm) onium]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

euphonium - a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba familybass horn, sousaphone, tuba - the lowest brass wind instrument

Translations

eufonio