mellophone
[ mel-uh-fohn ]
/ ˈmɛl əˌfoʊn /
Save This Word!
noun
a marching or military band brass instrument similar in appearance and range to the French horn but slightly smaller and simpler to play.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!
Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between it’s and its in this crafty quiz!
Question 1 of 12
On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Also called tenor cor.
Words nearby mellophone
mellifluous, melliphagous, mellite, mellitum, Mellon, mellophone, Mellotron, mellow, mellow out, Melo, melodeon
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for mellophone
mellophone
/ (ˈmɛləˌfəʊn) /
noun
music a brass band instrument similar in tone to a French horn
Word Origin for mellophone
C20: from mellow + -phone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012