Vibraphone Definition

vībrə-fōn
noun
A musical instrument resembling the marimba, but with metal bars and electrically operated valves in the resonators that produce a gentle vibrato.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
vibraphone
Plural:
vibraphones

Origin of Vibraphone

  • Latin vibrāre to shake vibrate –phone

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From vibrato +"Ž -phone.

    From Wiktionary

Vibraphone Sentence Examples

  • Our percussion, including pedal timpani, tam-tam, tubular bells, xylophone, glockenspiel and vibraphone, are available for use.

  • He has also toured internationally.In addition to vibraphone; Robinson also plays marimba and saxophones.

  • Tortoise turned the vibraphone into a rock and roll instrument, man!

  • Tortoise turned the vibraphone into a rock and roll instrument, man !

  • Not only Nigerian but Ethiopian music from the 70s that has influences from funk and jazz, especially Mulatu, a vibraphone player.

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