Synonyms for "idiophone" (21 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

batterybellbonescastanetscelesta

Strong matches (6)

chimeclapperscymbalglockenspielgongmaraca

Related words (10)

marimbapercussionpercussivephonerattlesizzlertrianglevibesvibraphonexylophone

Related word relations

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3 relation types

Related terms

4 entries

aerophonechordophoneelectrophonemembranophone

derived

3 entries

idiophonicidiophonistpercussion idiophone

related to

9 entries

aerophonechordophoneelectrophonemembranemembranophonemusical instrumentsoundstringvibration

Translations

10 translations across 9 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries

• idiòfon noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

Dutch

1 entries

• idiofoon noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

French

1 entries

• idiophone noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

Irish

1 entries

• ideafón noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

Italian

1 entries

• idiofono noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

Latvian

1 entries

• pašskanis noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

Portuguese

2 entries

• idiofone noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)
• idiófono noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

Russian

1 entries

• идиофо́н noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

Spanish

1 entries

• idiófono noun (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration)

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