XYLOPHONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets

Synonyms:

marimba; xylophone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

percussion instrument; percussive instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)

Derivation:

xylophonist (someone who plays a xylophone)