flugelhorn
flugelhorn noun: a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
Noun
flugelhorn (plural flugelhorns)
- A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
- A flugelhorn may be furnished in lieu of the Eb trumpet, a euphonium in lieu of one alto, one Eb alto saxophone, and one Eb baritone saxophone in lieu of two coronets...1900, Daniel E. McCarthy, Manual of Instructions for Quartermasters Serving in the Field
Forms of flugelhorn
| plural | flugelhorns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fluegelhorn |
| alternative form | flügelhorn |
Origin of flugelhorn
Borrowed from German Flügelhorn, from Flügel (“wing, flank”) + horn.
Words formed from flugelhorn
Questions about flugelhorn
- What does flugelhorn mean?
- Flugelhorn means a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.
- What part of speech is flugelhorn?
- Flugelhorn is a noun.
- What is the plural of flugelhorn?
- The plural of flugelhorn is flugelhorns.
Words near flugelhorn in the dictionary
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