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21For Angles of commutation — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …
22instrument — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin instrumentum, from instruere to arrange, instruct Date: 14th century 1. a device used to produce music; also a singing voice 2. a. a means whereby something is achieved, performed,… …
23For Your Eyes Only (short story collection) — Infobox Book name = For Your Eyes Only translator = image caption = First edition cover published by Jonathan Cape. author = Ian Fleming cover artist = Richard Chopping (Jonathan Cape ed.) country = United Kingdom language = English series =… …
24For No One — Infobox Song Name = For No One Artist = The Beatles Album = Revolver Released = 5 August 1966 track no = 10 Recorded = Abbey Road Studios 9, 16, 19 May 1966 Genre = Baroque pop Length = 2:01 Writer = Lennon McCartney Label = Parlophone Producer …
25stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… …
26keyboard instrument — ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument on which different notes can be sounded by pressing a series of keys, push buttons, or parallel levers. In nearly all cases in Western music the keys correspond to consecutive notes in the… …
27Musical instrument — A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The… …
28percussion instrument — a musical instrument, as the drum, cymbal, triangle, xylophone, or piano, that is struck to produce a sound, as distinguished from string or wind instruments. [1870 75] * * * A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to …
29Horn (instrument) — Corno redirects here. For the river, see Corno (river). French horn redirects here. For the luxury hotel and restaurant, see French Horn, Sonning Eye. Horn Horn Brass instrument Other names …
30Transposing instrument — A transposing instrument is a musical instrument for which written notes are read at a pitch different from the corresponding concert pitch, which a non transposing instrument, such as a piano, would play. Playing a written C on a transposing… …
