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ophicleide
[ of-i-klahyd ]
noun
- a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.
ophicleide
/ ˈɒfɪˌklaɪd /
noun
- music an obsolete keyed wind instrument of bass pitch
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Other Words From
- ophi·cleide·an adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ophicleide1
1825–35; < French ophicléide < Greek óphi ( s ) serpent + kleid- (stem of kleís ) key (akin to Latin clavis; clavicle )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ophicleide1
C19: from French ophiclēide, from Greek ophis snake + kleis key
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Example Sentences
Ophicleide, of′i-klīd, n. a large bass trumpet, with a deep pitch.
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"Like an ophicleide," said Gerfaut, who could not help laughing at the importance the artist attached to his display of talent.
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The application of keys to the bugle produced the Kent bugle, and later the ophicleide.
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Those which give out the fundamental tone and harmonics up to the eighth, such as the tubas and ophicleide.
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In the ophicleide, the bass of the key-bugle, the bore is sufficiently wide to produce the fundamentals of a satisfactory quality.
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