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- Dictionarytrumpet/ˈtrʌmpɪt/
noun
- 1. a brass musical instrument with a flared bell and a bright, penetrating tone. The modern instrument has the tubing looped to form a straight-sided coil, with three valves.
- 2. a North American pitcher plant.
verb
- 1. play a trumpet: "a jazz band trumpeted on the stage behind, and the kids danced until dark"
- 2. proclaim widely or loudly: "the next day, the press trumpeted the birth of a new star" Similar
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trumpet. in English. a brass musical instrument consisting of a metal tube with one narrow end, into which the player blows, and one wide end. Three buttons are pressed in order to change notes. Hark, I hear a distant trumpet! Dizzy was a real killer on the trumpet.
The meaning of TRUMPET is a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell; specifically : a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 21/2 octaves.
The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet —with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard B ♭ or C trumpet.
n. pl. trum·pets. 1. a. Music A soprano brass instrument consisting of a long metal tube looped once and ending in a flared bell, the modern type being equipped with three valves for producing variations in pitch. b. Something shaped or sounding like this instrument. 2. Music An organ stop that produces a tone like that of the brass instrument. 3.
noun. 1. a brass instrument with a bright tone, consisting of a tube in an oblong loop or loops, with a flared bell and, in the modern instrument, three valves for producing changes in key. 2.
Trumpet definition: any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other.. See examples of TRUMPET used in a sentence.
A trumpet is a brass instrument that you play by blowing into its mouthpiece and pressing valves to form notes. If your older brother has trouble getting up in the morning, you can help him out by practicing your trumpet outside his bedroom door at six a.m.
Trumpet Definition. A brass instrument with a bright tone, consisting of a tube in an oblong loop or loops, with a flared bell and, in the modern instrument, three valves for producing changes in pitch. Something shaped like a trumpet; esp., ear trumpet.
TRUMPET definition: a metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and pressing buttons to make different…. Learn more.
Definition of trumpet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
