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metallophone | x |

As a noun metallophone

is any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

metallophone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 26, author=Vivien Schweitzer, title=Bang on a Board: Sophisticated Music for Primitive Instruments, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The metallophone chimes at the end of each section signal changes in texture and harmony, a cue for the performers that permeates the consciousness of the listener like a reminder not to dwell on one thought or mood for too long. }}

    Hyponyms

    *celesta *glockenspiel *vibraphone

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----