vibraphone

UK: /ˈvaɪbrəfəʊn/ US: /ˈvaɪbrəˌfoʊn/ ,(vī′brə fōn′)

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vi•bra•phone /ˈvaɪbrəˌfoʊn/   n. [countable]

1. Music and Dance a musical instrument resembling a xylophone and having metal bars that are struck with mallets and electrically powered resonators to sustain the tone. Also called vi•bra•harp /ˈvaɪbrəˌhɑrp/ .

vi•bra•phon•ist /ˈvaɪbrəˌfoʊnɪst, vaɪˈbrɑfə-/  n. [countable]

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vi•bra•phone  (vī′brə fōn′), n. 

1. Music and Dance vibraharp.

• Latin vibrā(re) to shake + -phone
• 1925–30;

vi•bra•phon•ist  (vī′brə fō′nist, vī brof′ə-), n. 

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vibraphone / ˈvaɪbrəˌfəʊn/, vibraharp / ˈvaɪbrəˌhɑːp/ noun

1. a percussion instrument, used esp in jazz, consisting of a set of metal bars placed over tubular metal resonators, which are made to vibrate electronically

ˈvibraˌphonist, ˈvibraˌharpist noun