aerophone

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aerophone

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From aero- + -phone.

noun aerophones

Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
dated A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet.
dated An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.

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noun musical instrument

Español	aerófono, instrumento de viento
Français	aérophone
Deutsch	Aerophon
Italiano	aerofono
Ελληνικά	αερόφωνο aerófono

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"aerophone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aerophone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{aerophone_2026,
  title = {aerophone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aerophone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}