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glockenspiel

Syllables: glock·en·spielUK/ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl//ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/

glockenspiel noun: a musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.

Noun

glockenspiel (plural glockenspiels)

  1. A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.

glockenspiel meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

glockenspiel in Indonesian

musical instrument
lonceng kumpulan

glockenspiel in Vietnamese

musical instrument
chuông

Forms of glockenspiel

pluralglockenspiels

Origin of glockenspiel

From German Glockenspiel (literally “bells-set”).

Words formed from glockenspiel

Questions about glockenspiel

What does glockenspiel mean?
Glockenspiel means a musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.
What is glockenspiel in Indonesian?
Glockenspiel in Indonesian is lonceng kumpulan. See Glockenspiel meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is glockenspiel?
Glockenspiel is a noun.
How do you pronounce glockenspiel?
Glockenspiel is pronounced /ˈɡlɒk.ənˌʃpiːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of glockenspiel?
The plural of glockenspiel is glockenspiels.

Words near glockenspiel in the dictionary

  1. glochidonol
  2. glochids
  3. glock
  4. Glock switch
  5. Glock switches
  6. glockenspiel
  7. glockenspielist
  8. glockenspielists
  9. glockenspiels
  10. Glockner
  11. glocks

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