BASSOON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bassoon" is a kind of...):

double-reed instrument; double reed (a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bassoon"):

contrabassoon; contrafagotto; double bassoon (the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family)

tenoroon (a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon)

Derivation:

bassoonist (a musician who plays the bassoon)