double reed

Noun
  1. A woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together (synset 103232719)
    is a type of: beating-reed instrument, reed, reed instrument - a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed
    subtypes:
    • bassoon - a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
    • cor anglais, english horn - a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
    • cromorne, crumhorn, krummhorn - a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
    • hautbois, hautboy, oboe - a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
    has: double reed - a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds
    same as: double-reed instrument
  2. A pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds (synset 103232559)
    is a type of: reed, vibrating reed - a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
    is a part of: double reed, double-reed instrument - a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together

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