snaarinstrument

Definitions of snaarinstrument
  1. noun
    a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
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    banjo
    a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
    strijkinstrument
    stringed instruments that are played with a bow
    clavichord(ium), klavechord, klavechord(ium), klavichord
    an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound
    gitaar
    a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
    forte-piano, klavier, klavierinstrument, pianino, piano, pianoforte, tingeltangel
    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
    psalter, psalterium
    an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
    sitar
    a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
    citer
    a musical stringed instrument with strings stretched over a flat sounding board; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers
    balalaïka
    a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
    bas, basviool, contrabas
    largest and lowest member of the violin family
    cel, cello, violoncel
    a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
    hakkebord
    a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
    harp
    a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
    cembalo, clavecimbel, klavecimbel
    a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots
    luit
    chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard
    mandoline
    a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
    pianola
    a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
    ukelele
    a small guitar having four strings
    klavier, klavierinstrument, pianino, piano, tingeltangel
    a piano with a vertical sounding board
    vedel
    any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
    alt, altviool, viola, viola da braccia
    a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
    fiedel, jammerhout, viool
    bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
    type of:
    instrument, muziekinstrument
    any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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