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Chordophone vs Aerophone - What's the difference?

chordophone | aerophone |

As nouns the difference between chordophone and aerophone

is that chordophone is any stringed musical instrument while aerophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.

chordophone

English

Noun

(wikipedia chordophone) (en noun)
  • (music) Any stringed musical instrument.

    • aerophone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.

    • See also

    * wind instrument