tuba
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
Meteorology. funnel cloud.
Origin of tuba
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How to use tuba in a sentence
Rieger also hinted that she would like to learn how to play the cello or even the tuba.
Still, a tuba, two trombones, a clarinet and a lot of percussion was enough to bring melodies to life.
What science tells us about reducing coronavirus spread from wind instruments | Betsy Ladyzhets | August 6, 2021 | Science NewsTubas were lowest risk, producing fewer particles than a person speaking.
What science tells us about reducing coronavirus spread from wind instruments | Betsy Ladyzhets | August 6, 2021 | Science NewsShe played the girl who played the tuba in the school band, and it was about Seth Rogen’s first girlfriend.
In Taipei, Taiwan, a Bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train.
There were a couple of black children on one of the floats, and a plump black tuba player marched with the high school band.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas | Edwin Shrake | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe played a bit of flute (and for a brief stint, tuba) in the high school band with just a rudimentary sense of the instruments.
Perhaps you remember that when Alila was christened there was a good supply of tuba at the feast.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeTapping the trees for tuba is dangerous work, but Alila, you know, loves danger.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeThere is another cocoanut grove on the farm, beside the one where Alila gets the tuba.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeThe remaining two-thirds of the Pedal organ and three tuba stops occupy the northeast quarter gallery in the dome.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerThe process can also be followed with rice vinegar (see bleaching agents) substituted for the tuba vinegar.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. Miller
British Dictionary definitions for tuba
/ (ˈtjuːbə) /
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
any other bass brass instrument such as the euphonium, helicon, etc
a powerful reed stop on an organ
a form of trumpet of ancient Rome
Origin of tuba
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for tuba
The lowest-pitched of the brass instruments. In orchestras, the tuba is usually held across the player's lap. In marching bands, the sousaphone is generally used as a low brass instrument because it was designed to be carried.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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