Definition of 'tuba'
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tuba in British English
nounWord forms: plural -bas or -bae (-biː)
1. Also called: bass horn
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Latin
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tuba in American English
nounWord forms: plural ˈtubas or ˈtubae (ˈtubi
; ˈtjubi
)
1.
in ancient Rome, a straight war trumpet
2.
any of a group of brass instruments with a conical bore and three to five valves, esp. the large contrabass member
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Word origin
L, a trumpet
Word Frequency
tuba in American English
(ˈtuːbə, ˈtjuː-)
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[1850–55; ‹ L: trumpet; akin to tube]Examples of 'tuba' in a sentence
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Which instrument in a full orchestra am I?
a set of kettledrums, two or more in number
Which instrument in a full orchestra am I?
a woodwind instrument, the smallest member of the flute family, lying an octave above that of the flute
Which instrument in a full orchestra am I?
a valved brass instrument of bass pitch, in which the bell points upwards and the mouthpiece projects at right angles. The tube is of conical bore and the mouthpiece cup-shaped
Which instrument in a full orchestra am I?
a valved brass instrument with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece and a tube of conical bore coiled into a spiral. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from B on the second leger line below the bass staff
Which instrument in a full orchestra am I?
a percussion instrument of indefinite pitch, consisting of a metal platelike disc struck with a soft-headed drumstick
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