'Saxophone' definitions:
Definition of 'saxophone'
(from WordNet)
noun
A single-reed woodwind with a conical bore [syn: sax, saxophone]
Definition of 'Saxophone'
From: GCIDE
- Saxophone \Sax"o*phone\, n. [A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see Saxhorn) + Gr. ? tone.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'saxophone'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aulos,
- basset horn,
- basset oboe,
- bassoon,
- bombard,
- clarinet,
- contrabassoon,
- contrafagotto,
- cromorne,
- double bassoon,
- double reed,
- English horn,
- fife,
- fipple flute,
- flageolet,
- flute,
- hautboy,
- heckelphone,
- hornpipe,
- licorice stick,
- musette,
- oaten reed,
- oboe,
- oboe da caccia,
- ocarina,
- Pandean pipe,
- panpipe,
- penny-whistle,
- piccolo,
- pipe,
- pommer,
- recorder,
- reed,
- reed instrument,
- sax,
- shawm,
- single reed,
- single-reed instrument,
- sonorophone,
- sweet potato,
- syrinx,
- tabor pipe,
- tenoroon,
- tin-whistle,
- whistle,
- woods,
- woodwind,
- woodwind choir,
- woodwind instrument