idiophone

English

Etymology

From idio- +‎ -phone.

Pronunciation

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

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)
• French: idiophone (fr) m
• Irish: ideafón m
• Italian: idiofono m
• Latvian: pašskanis m
• Portuguese: idiófono (pt) m, idiofone (pt) m
• Spanish: idiófono (es) m

See also

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