Flute Meaning and Definition


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Flute meaning

Word: Flute

How to pronounce: fluːt

Noun

Definitions:

1. A wind instrument made from a tube with holes along it that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge. The modern orchestral form, typically made of metal, is held horizontally and has an elaborate set of keys.

Example sentences: "Reading the literature, one can hear fiddles, wood flutes, bagpipes, guitar, mandolins and bodhráns."

2. An ornamental vertical groove in a column.

Example sentences: "It was yellowish-brown, and it collected in the flutes of the column."

3. A tall, narrow wine glass.

Example sentences: "A flute of champagne"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Speak in a melodious way.

2. Make flutes or grooves in.


Synonyms:

flautist

transverse flute

groove


Derivations:

fluting

fluted

fluty

flutist


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Flute in Other Languages...

Spanish: Flautista

German: FL

French: Flûte

Italian: Flauto

Turkish: Flüt


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