trombone
IPA: trɑmbˈoʊn
noun
- A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
- The common European bittern.
- (film, television) A kind of extendable support for attaching lighting elements to a set.
verb
- (telecommunications) To transmit a signal or data back to a central switching point before sending it out to its destination.
- (film, slang, transitive) To extend and retract (the zoom lens); to use it too enthusiastically.
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Examples of "trombone" in Sentences
- The trombone developed from the trumpet.
- I like music and I play the trombone and the piccolo.
- According to Trombone there exists a piccolo trombone.
- For works for trombone post 1800, please see trombone.
- David Weins acted as the boisterous trombone playing ruffian.
- In particular, the slide design of the trombone necessitates this.
- The instrument is the ancestor of both the trumpet and the trombone.
- Trombones found a place besides trumpets, making the sound more brassy.
- Try playing the lute or the trombone without a slide or the harpsichord.
- The tone of the alto is more brilliant than that of the tenor or bass trombone.