vibraphone
[ vahy-bruh-fohn ]
/ ˈvaɪ brəˌfoʊn /
noun
Origin of vibraphone
1925–30; < Latin
vibrā(re) to shake +
-phone
OTHER WORDS FROM vibraphone
vi·bra·phon·ist [vahy-bruh-foh-nist, vahy-brof-uh-] /ˈvaɪ brəˌfoʊ nɪst, vaɪˈbrɒf ə-/, nounWords nearby vibraphone
viborg,
vibraculum,
vibraharp,
vibram,
vibrant,
vibraphone,
vibrate,
vibratile,
vibrating line,
vibration,
vibration white finger
British Dictionary definitions for vibraphone
vibraphone
esp US vibraharp (ˈvaɪbrəˌhɑːp)
/ (ˈvaɪbrəˌfəʊn) /
noun
a percussion instrument, used esp in jazz, consisting of a set of metal bars placed over tubular metal resonators, which are made to vibrate electronically