idiophone

English

Etymology

From idio- +‎ -phone.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪdi.əfoʊn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪdi.əfəʊn/
• Hyphenation: id‧io‧phone
• Homophone: ideophone

Noun

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Wikipedia

idiophone (plural idiophones)

1. Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes).

Derived terms

• idiophonic
• idiophonist
• percussion idiophone

Translations

any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration

Catalan: idiòfon (ca) m Dutch: idiofoon (nl) French: idiophone (fr) m Irish: ideafón m Italian: idiofono m Latvian: pašskanis m Portuguese: idiófono (pt) m, idiofone (pt) m Russian: идиофо́н (ru) m (idiofón) Spanish: idiófono (es) m

See also

• aerophone
• membranophone
• chordophone
• electrophone
• Appendix:Glossary of idiophones