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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.
2. 2
   a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"Tom plays the vibraphone exceptionally well."

Etymology

From vibra(to) + -phone.

Related phrases

musical instrument

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