brass instrument

n. A wind instrument, such as the French horn or the trombone, made of brass or other metal. Sound is produced through vibration of the lips and adjustment of the length of the sound tube by means of valves or a slide.

brass′ in`strument

n. a musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone. [1850–55]

Thesaurus

Noun

brass instrument - a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiecebrassbaritone horn, baritone - the second lowest brass wind instrumentbass horn, sousaphone, tuba - the lowest brass wind instrumentbugle - a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfaresclarion - a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tonecornet, trumpet, trump, horn - a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valvesfluegelhorn, flugelhorn - a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider boreFrench horn, horn - a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valvessaxhorn - any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valvestrombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slidevalve - device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tonewind instrument, wind - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

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brass instrument