ALL meanings of clarinet
clar·i·net
C c - variable noun clarinet A clarinet is a musical instrument of the woodwind family in the shape of a pipe. You play the clarinet by blowing into it and covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers. 3
- noun clarinet a keyed woodwind instrument with a cylindrical bore and a single reed. It is a transposing instrument, most commonly pitched in A or B flat 3
- noun clarinet an orchestral musician who plays the clarinet 3
- noun clarinet a single-reed woodwind instrument with a long wooden or metal tube and a flaring bell, played by means of holes and keys 3
- noun clarinet a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece. 1
- noun clarinet music: wind instrument 1
- noun clarinet A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube with a flared end, and holes stopped by keys. 1
- noun clarinet (music) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high). 0