vibraphonePronunciation: /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 + -phonevibraphone in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of vibraphone in the US English dictionary