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heckelphone

heckelphone noun: a musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.

Noun

heckelphone (plural heckelphones)

  1. A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.

Forms of heckelphone

pluralheckelphones

Origin of heckelphone

From German Heckelphon, named after the inventors, Wilhelm Heckel and his sons.

Questions about heckelphone

What does heckelphone mean?
Heckelphone means a musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
What part of speech is heckelphone?
Heckelphone is a noun.
What is the plural of heckelphone?
The plural of heckelphone is heckelphones.

Words near heckelphone in the dictionary

  1. Hecke
  2. Hecke algebra
  3. Hecke algebras
  4. hecked
  5. Heckel
  6. heckelphone
  7. heckelphones
  8. Heckels
  9. Heckenberg
  10. Hecker
  11. Heckerism

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