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concertina
con·cer·ti·na C0545800 (kŏn′sər-tē′nə)n. A small instrument with bellows like an accordion but with buttons in place of keys. [concert + Italian -ina, feminine diminutive suff.]concertina (ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə) n (Instruments) a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttonsvb, -nas, -naing or -naed (intr) to collapse or fold up like a concertina[C19: concert + -ina] ˌconcerˈtinist ncon•cer•ti•na (ˌkɒn sərˈti nə) n. -nas, 1. a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range. v.i., v.t. 2. to fold or collapse in the manner of a concertina. adj. 3. of or resembling a concertina. [appar. coined by its inventor, Charles Wheatstone (1802–75)] con`cer•ti′nist, n. accordion, concertina - Accordion derives from Italian accordare, "to tune," and both it and the concertina operate on the same basic principle; however, the accordion has a pianolike keyboard and is rectangular and bulky, while the concertina has buttons in headboards and is hexagonal and more portable.See also related terms for tune.concertina Past participle: concertinaed Gerund: concertinaing
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concertina | concertina |
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I concertina | you concertina | he/she/it concertinas | we concertina | you concertina | they concertina |
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I concertinaed | you concertinaed | he/she/it concertinaed | we concertinaed | you concertinaed | they concertinaed |
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I am concertinaing | you are concertinaing | he/she/it is concertinaing | we are concertinaing | you are concertinaing | they are concertinaing |
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I have concertinaed | you have concertinaed | he/she/it has concertinaed | we have concertinaed | you have concertinaed | they have concertinaed |
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I was concertinaing | you were concertinaing | he/she/it was concertinaing | we were concertinaing | you were concertinaing | they were concertinaing |
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I had concertinaed | you had concertinaed | he/she/it had concertinaed | we had concertinaed | you had concertinaed | they had concertinaed |
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I will concertina | you will concertina | he/she/it will concertina | we will concertina | you will concertina | they will concertina |
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I will have concertinaed | you will have concertinaed | he/she/it will have concertinaed | we will have concertinaed | you will have concertinaed | they will have concertinaed |
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I will be concertinaing | you will be concertinaing | he/she/it will be concertinaing | we will be concertinaing | you will be concertinaing | they will be concertinaing |
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I have been concertinaing | you have been concertinaing | he/she/it has been concertinaing | we have been concertinaing | you have been concertinaing | they have been concertinaing |
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I will have been concertinaing | you will have been concertinaing | he/she/it will have been concertinaing | we will have been concertinaing | you will have been concertinaing | they will have been concertinaing |
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I had been concertinaing | you had been concertinaing | he/she/it had been concertinaing | we had been concertinaing | you had been concertinaing | they had been concertinaing |
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I would concertina | you would concertina | he/she/it would concertina | we would concertina | you would concertina | they would concertina |
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I would have concertinaed | you would have concertinaed | he/she/it would have concertinaed | we would have concertinaed | you would have concertinaed | they would have concertinaed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | concertina - coiled barbed wire used as an obstaclebarbed wire, barbwire - strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage | | 2. | concertina - free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reedsbandoneon - a type of concertina popular in South Americafree-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed | Verb | 1. | concertina - collapse like a concertinacollapse - fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand" | Translationsconcertina (konsəˈtiːnə) noun a portable musical wind instrument with bellows and a keyboard. 六角手風琴 六角手风琴concertina
concertina (kŏnsûrtē`nə), musical instrument whose tone is produced by free reeds. It was invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1829. It is a chromatic instrument similar to the accordionaccordion, musical instrument consisting of a rectangular bellows expanded and contracted between the hands. Buttons or keys operated by the player open valves, allowing air to enter or to escape. The air sets in motion free reeds, frequently made of metal. ..... Click the link for more information. , but its bellows are attached to hexagonal blocks having handles and buttons (finger pistons), and it is smaller. It is mainly associated with popular music.Concertina a pneumatic musical instrument; an accordion possessing a chromatic scale but no built-in chords. It was invented in the early 19th century (patented by C. Wheatstone, London, 1829). There are six varieties of the instrument, ranging from the piccolo to the contrabass. The size of the most common concertina, the soprano, is 150–180 mm. The instrument usually has a hexagonal or octagonal shape. It has a compass of two to four octaves. Used both as a solo and orchestral instrument, the concertina is most widespread in England. concertina a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons concertina
Words related to concertinanoun coiled barbed wire used as an obstacleRelated Wordsnoun free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reedsRelated Words- bandoneon
- free-reed instrument
verb collapse like a concertinaRelated Words |