metallophone

me·tal·lo·phone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-tal-uh-fohn]
- /məˈtæl əˌfoʊn/
- /mˈetəlˌɒfəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-tal-uh-fohn]
- /məˈtæl əˌfoʊn/

Definitions of metallophone word

noun metallophone any musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars that may either be struck by hammers operated manually or played with a keyboard. 1
noun metallophone Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound. 1
noun metallophone any of various musical instruments consisting of tuned metal bars struck with a hammer, such as the glockenspiel 0

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Origin of metallophone

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; metallo- + -phone

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Parts of speech for Metallophone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Metallophone

metallophone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

metallophone usage trend in Literature

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