Vibraphone
/ˈvɑɪ.bɹəˌfəʊn/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom plays the vibraphone exceptionally well."
Etymology
From vibra(to) + -phone.