saxophone
A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
Example
“I played the saxophone in high school.”
Other meanings
Someone who plays the saxophone; a saxophonist.
“The saxophones typically sit behind the flutes in a concert band.”
Synonyms
- sax
A kind of
- single-reed instrument
Related words
- jazzophone
- saxophonelike
- saxophonic
- saxophony
- trumpophone
- sax
- alto saxophone
- baritone saxophone
- bass saxophone
- contrabass saxophone
- saxophonist
- sopranino saxophone
Word history
From Ancient Greek "φωνή" (sound, voice).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “saxophone” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.