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percussion idiophone

percussion idiophone noun: an idiophone that produces sound when it vibrates due to being struck by an object that does not vibrate; a xylophone-like instrument played percussively.

Noun

percussion idiophone (plural percussion idiophones)

  1. An idiophone that produces sound when it vibrates due to being struck by an object that does not vibrate; a xylophone-like instrument played percussively.

Forms of percussion idiophone

pluralpercussion idiophones

Questions about percussion idiophone

What does percussion idiophone mean?
Percussion idiophone means an idiophone that produces sound when it vibrates due to being struck by an object that does not vibrate; a xylophone-like instrument played percussively.
What part of speech is percussion idiophone?
Percussion idiophone is a noun.
What is the plural of percussion idiophone?
The plural of percussion idiophone is percussion idiophones.

Words near percussion idiophone in the dictionary

  1. percussion drills
  2. percussion fuse
  3. percussion fuses
  4. percussion hammer
  5. percussion hammers
  6. percussion idiophone
  7. percussion idiophones
  8. percussion instrument
  9. percussion instruments
  10. percussion lock
  11. percussion locks

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