| musical instrument | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. instrument, musical instrument | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds. |
| ~ barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy gurdy, street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs. |
| ~ bass | the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments. |
| ~ steam organ, calliope | a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument | a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically. |
| ~ jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow | a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity. |
| ~ keyboard instrument | a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard. |
| ~ music box, musical box | produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate. |
| ~ percussion instrument, percussive instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another. |
| ~ stringed instrument | a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound. |
| ~ wind instrument, wind | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath. |
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