释义 |
oboe I. \ˈō(ˌ)bō\ noun (-s) Etymology: Italian, from French hautbois, from Middle French — more at hautbois 1. : a nontransposing orchestral woodwind instrument having a conical body with a slightly flaring end, a double reed mouthpiece, a range from B-flat below to third G above middle C, and a nasal and penetrating tone quality and forming the highest and chief member of a family of double-reed instruments — compare bassoon, english horn 2. : an organ reed stop that gives a tone resembling that of an oboe 3. : a chanter in a bagpipe
II. Usage: usually capitalized — a communications code word for the letter o III. noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably so called from its being a key word for the letter O : a radar blind-bombing and navigation system in which one airplane flies a circular course while two ground stations measure the distance to a radar beacon in the plane |