idiophone

idiophone

English

Etymology

idio- +‎ -phone

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪdi.əfoʊn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪdi.əfəʊn/
• Hyphenation: id‧io‧phone

Noun

idiophone (plural idiophones)

1. Any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration (without any strings or membranes).

Derived terms

• idiophonist
• percussion idiophone

Translations

any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration

Catalan: idiòfon (ca) m Dutch: idiofoon (nl) Irish: ideafón m

Italian: idiofono m Latvian: pašskanis m Spanish: idiófono (es) m

See also

• aerophone
• membranophone
• chordophone
• electrophone
• Appendix:Glossary of idiophones