musical instrument

1. Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds (synset 103806455)
   is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
   subtypes:

   • barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ - a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
   • hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle - a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings
   • bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
   • calliope, steam organ - a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
   • electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument - a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
   • jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow - a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
   • keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
   • music box, musical box - produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
   • percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
   • stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
   • wind, wind instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
   same as: instrument

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