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tu·ba

(to͞o′bə, tyo͞o′-)

1. A large, valved, brass instrument with a bass pitch.

2. A reed stop in an organ, having eight-foot pitch.

[Italian, from Latin, trumpet; akin to tubus, tube.]

tu′ba·ist, tu′bist n.

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tuba

(ˈtjuːbə)

n, pl -bas or -bae (-biː)

1. (Instruments) Also called: bass horn a valved brass instrument of bass pitch, in which the bell points upwards and the mouthpiece projects at right angles. The tube is of conical bore and the mouthpiece cup-shaped

2. (Instruments) any other bass brass instrument such as the euphonium, helicon, etc

3. (Music, other) a powerful reed stop on an organ

4. (Historical Terms) a form of trumpet of ancient Rome

[Latin]

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tu•ba

(ˈtu bə, ˈtyu-)

n., pl. -bas.

1. a valved brass musical wind instrument having a low range.

2. funnel cloud.

[1850–55; < German (1835) < Latin: trumpet; akin to tube]

tuba

- The Latin word for "trumpet."

tuba

[ˈtjuːbə] N (tubas, (frm) tubae (pl)) [ˈtjuːbiː] → tuba f

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tuba

[ˈtjuːbə] n → tuba mtuba player n → joueur/euse m/f de tuba, tubiste mf

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tuba

n → Tuba f

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tuba

[ˈtjuːbə] n → tuba

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tuba

(ˈtjuːbə) noun

a large brass musical wind instrument giving a low-pitched range of notes. He plays the tuba.

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