'Metallophone' definitions:

Definition of 'Metallophone'

From: GCIDE
  • Metallophone \Me*tal"lo*phone\, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ? sound.] (Music) (a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars instead of strings. (b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]