Phrase guide

woodwind instrument

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by vibrating a thin piece of wood or metal known as the reed, and in which the pitch is governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodwind

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wind instrument

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noun

Meaning 2

any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodwind, wood

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wind instrument, wind

Narrower terms: beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed, flute, transverse flute

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: آلَة نَفْخ خَشَبِيَّة — Translations
  • Catalan: instrument de fusta — Translations
  • Chinese: phín-siau — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木管樂器 /木管乐器 (mùguǎn yuèqì) — Translations
  • Czech: dřevěný nástroj — Translations
  • Czech: dřevěný dechový nástroj — Translations
  • Danish: træblæser — Translations
  • Dutch: houtblaasinstrument — Translations
  • Esperanto: ligna blovinstrumento — Translations
  • Estonian: puupuhkpill — Translations
  • Finnish: puupuhallin — Translations
  • French: bois — Translations
  • German: Holzblasinstrument — Translations
  • Greek: όργανο καλάμων (órgano kalámon) — Translations
  • Hebrew: כלי נשיפה מעץ — Translations
  • Icelandic: tréblásturshljóðfæri — Translations
  • Indonesian: instrumen woodwind — Translations
  • Italian: legni — Translations
  • Japanese: 木管楽器 (mokkangakki) — Translations
  • Korean: 목관악기 (mokgwanakgi) — Translations
  • Latin: instrumentum ligni et venti — Translations
  • Macedonian: дрвен дувачки инструме́нт (drven duvački instrumént) — Translations
  • Māori: taonga pūhau — Translations
  • Norwegian: treblåseinstrument — Translations
  • Polish: instrument dęty drewniany — Translations
  • Quechua: qiru phukuna waqachina — Translations
  • Russian: деревя́нный духово́й инструме́нт (derevjánnyj duxovój instrumént) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: дрвени дувачки инструмент — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: drveni duvački instrument — Translations
  • Slovak: drevený dychový nástroj — Translations
  • Slovene: pihalni instrument — Translations
  • Spanish: instrumento de viento-madera — Translations
  • Swedish: träblåsinstrument — Translations
  • Turkish: tahta nefesli çalgı — Translations