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vibraphone

Pronunciation: /ˈvʌɪbrəfəʊn/
Definition of vibraphone

noun

  • a musical percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.

Derivatives

vibraphonist

noun

Origin:

1920s: from vibrato + -phone

vibraphone in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of vibraphone in the US English dictionary