stringed instrument
1stringed instrument — stringed instruments N COUNT A stringed instrument is a musical instrument that has strings, such as a violin or a guitar …
2stringed instrument — n a musical instrument such as a ↑violin, that produces sound from a set of ↑strings →↑brass, percussion ↑percussion, the strings/the string section ↑the strings/the string section, wind instrument ↑wind instrument, woodwind ↑woodwind …
3stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… …
4stringed instrument — noun a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound • Hypernyms: ↑musical instrument, ↑instrument • Hyponyms: ↑banjo, ↑bowed stringed instrument, ↑string, ↑chordophone, ↑ …
5stringed instrument — UK [ˌstrɪŋd ˈɪnstrʊmənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms stringed instrument : singular stringed instrument plural stringed instruments one of a group of musical instruments that have strings, for example the guitar and the violin …
6stringed instrument — stringed in|stru|ment [ ,strıŋd ınstrumənt ] noun count one of a group of musical instruments that have strings, for example the guitar and the VIOLIN …
7stringed instrument — noun Any of very many musical instruments in which taut strings are plucked, bowed or struck in order to produce a sound Syn: string, string instrument …
8stringed instrument — musical instrument whose sounds are created via strumming or plucking on their strings …
9stringed instrument — noun (C) a musical instrument that produces sound from a set of strings (string1 (4)), such as a violin …
10stringed instrument — [ˌstrɪŋd ˈɪnstrʊmənt] noun [C] any musical instrument with strings that you touch to produce sound, for example a VIOLIN …
