aerophone

noun

aero·​phone

ˈer-ō-ˌfōn

plural aerophones

: any of a class of musical instruments (such as a trumpet or flute) in which sound is generated by air as the primary vibrating medium : wind instrument compare chordophone, electrophone, idiophone, lamellophone, membranophone

aerophonic

¦er-ō-¦fä-nik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

aer- + -phone

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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