Phrase guide

brass instrument

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brass

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wind instrument, wind

Narrower terms: baritone, baritone horn, bass horn, sousaphone, tuba, bugle, clarion, cornet, horn, trumpet, trump, flugelhorn, fluegelhorn, French horn, saxhorn, trombone

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պղնձյա փողային նվագարան (pġnjya pʻoġayin nvagaran) — musical instrument
  • Armenian: պղնձյա նվագարան (pġnjya nvagaran) — musical instrument
  • Armenian: պղնձյա փողային գործիք (pġnjya pʻoġayin gorcikʻ) — musical instrument
  • Armenian: պղնձյա գործիք (pġnjya gorcikʻ) — musical instrument
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銅管樂器 /铜管乐器 (tóngguǎn yuèqì) — musical instrument
  • Czech: žesťový nástroj — musical instrument
  • Faroese: blásturljóðføri — musical instrument
  • Faroese: blásiljóðføri — musical instrument
  • Finnish: vaskisoitin — musical instrument
  • French: cuivre — musical instrument
  • German: Blechblasinstrument — musical instrument
  • Greek: χάλκινα πνευστά (chálkina pnefstá) — musical instrument
  • Hungarian: rézfúvós — musical instrument
  • Icelandic: málmblásturshljóðfæri — musical instrument
  • Italian: strumento ad ancia — musical instrument
  • Japanese: 金管楽器 (kinkan gakki) — musical instrument
  • Korean: 금관악기 (geumgwanakgi) — musical instrument
  • Macedonian: лимен дувачки инструме́нт (limen duvački instrumént) — musical instrument
  • Māori: tāonga pūtētere — musical instrument
  • Polish: instrument dęty blaszany — musical instrument
  • Polish: blacha — musical instrument
  • Portuguese: metal — musical instrument
  • Russian: ме́дный духово́й инструме́нт (médnyj duxovój instrumént) — musical instrument
  • Russian: духово́й инструме́нт (duxovój instrumént) — musical instrument
  • Slovene: trobilo — musical instrument
  • Swedish: bleckblåsinstrument — musical instrument
  • Turkish: üflemeli çalgı — musical instrument