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transverse flute — noun a high pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown • Syn: ↑flute • Derivationally related forms: ↑flutist (for: ↑flute),… … Useful english dictionary
transverse flute — /trænzvɜs ˈflut/ (say tranzvers flooht) noun a flute held transversely, as with the modern flute but not the fipple or block flute (recorder) …
transverse flute — noun a flute which is held horizontally when played … English new terms dictionary
Transverse — may refer to: *Transversality, a concept related to the intersection of manifolds in topology *Transverse City, an album by Warren Zevon *Transverse engine, an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side to side relative to the wheels of the… … Wikipedia
Flute — The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other woodwind instruments, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge.A musician who plays the flute can be referred to as a … Wikipedia
flute — flutelike, adj. /flooht/, n., v., fluted, fluting. n. 1. a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute,… … Universalium
flute — /flut / (say flooht) noun 1. a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of finger holes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern orchestral transverse flute, or through a… …
flute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. groove, furrow, channel; pipe, piccolo, fife. See music. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pipe, piccolo, whistle, woodwind, wind instrument, fife, tube, panpipe, recorder, fipple flute, Blokflöte (German),… … English dictionary for students
flute — [[t]flut[/t]] n. v. flut•ed, flut•ing 1) mad a wind instrument with a high range, consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or … From formal English to slang
flute — early 14c., from O.Fr. flaute (12c.), from O.Prov. flaut, of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or from L. flare to blow; perhaps influenced by Prov. laut lute. The other Germanic words (Cf. Ger. flöte) are likewise borrowings from French.… … Etymology dictionary
