trombone

/trɑmˈboʊn/

/trɒmˈbʌʊn/

Other forms: trombones

A trombone is a brass musical instrument with a sliding bar that changes the pitch of the notes. You play a trombone by blowing in the mouthpiece and moving the slide.

A trombone looks a bit like an extra-long trumpet, and in fact the word comes from the Italian tromba, "trumpet," and the suffix -one, "large." Like trumpet players, trombone players (also called trombonists) use embouchure, a method of holding the mouth, lips, tongue, and teeth as they blow into the mouthpiece.

Definitions of trombone

1. noun

   a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
   types:

   sackbut

   a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone

   type of:

   brass, brass instrument

   a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece