What is another word for xylophone?

Pronunciation: [zˈa͡ɪləfˌə͡ʊn] (IPA)

A xylophone is a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars of different lengths that are struck with mallets to produce different notes. There are several synonyms for the word xylophone, including marimba, vibraphone, metallophone, and chime bars. A marimba is similar to a xylophone but has resonators beneath each bar to produce a richer tone. A vibraphone has metal bars and uses spinning metal discs to create a vibrato effect. A metallophone is a percussion instrument that has metal bars and uses a range of beaters to produce different sounds. Chime bars are often used in music education and are played by striking the bars with mallets or hands.

What are the hypernyms for Xylophone?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Xylophone

It thrashed its bony arms impatiently and its ribs rattled like a xylophone.
"Tales Of Puritan Land Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Volume 4."
Charles M. Skinner
Most surprising of all, however, was a tinkling tattoo of musical notes as if a dryad within were tapping out woodland melodies on a xylophone.
"Old Plymouth Trails"
Winthrop Packard
The songs of the pines went with me, especially the tinkling xylophone dance music of the dryad, deep within the ancient trunk.
"Old Plymouth Trails"
Winthrop Packard

Famous quotes with Xylophone

  • Ted, I noted, was very busy - at the pumps, at the glasses behind, the bottles below, the merrily ringing till, like a percussion-player in some modern work who dashes with confidence from xylophone to glockenspiel to triangle to wind-machine to big drum to tambourine.
    Anthony Burgess

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