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noun
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vibraharp, vibes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: percussion instrument, percussive instrument
History
Etymology tree English vibra(to) Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *phōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English vibraphone From vibra(to) + -phone.
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