saxophone

Saxophone — An alto saxophone in E♭ Classification Wind Woodwind Aerophone Hornbostel–Sachs classification …   Wikipedia

saxophone — * * * saxophone [ saksɔfɔn ] n. m. • 1843; de Sax, nom de l inventeur, et phone ♦ Instrument à vent en cuivre, à anche simple et à clés, muni d un bec semblable à celui de la clarinette. ⇒ sax, saxo. Saxophone ténor, saxophone alto. * * * ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

saxophone — noun саксофон …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Saxophone — Sax o*phone, n. [A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see {Saxhorn}) + Gr. ? tone.] (Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

saxophone — 1> саксофон …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Saxophone — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saxophone (homonymie). Saxophone un saxophone alto moderne …   Wikipédia en Français

saxophone — saxophonic /sak seuh fon ik/, adj. saxophonist, n. /sak seuh fohn /, n. a musical wind instrument consisting of a conical, usually brass tube with keys or valves and a mouthpiece with one reed. [1850 55; Sax (see SAXHORN) + O + PHONE] * * *… …   Universalium

saxophone — noun Etymology: French, from Antoine Sax died 1894 Belgian instrument maker + French phone Date: 1851 one of a group of single reed woodwind instruments ranging from soprano to bass and characterized by a conical metal tube and finger keys •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

saxophone — m муз. саксофон …   Большой французско-русский и русско-французский словарь

SAXOPHONE — n. m. Instrument de musique à clefs, à embouchure en bec de clarinette et à sonorité très profonde …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)