Tuba

ˈtuːbə

Definition

Definition of Tuba - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: bass tubalarge brass instrument with a deep sound

She switched from trumpet to Tuba because she preferred the deep, resonant brass sound.
The orchestra's tuba section was impressive.
She bought a new tuba for her music class.

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Origin of Tuba

Arabic, tubah (trumpet)

Terms with Tuba included in their meaning

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bombardon

orchestra horn

brass instrument, bass version of tuba

euphonium

brass instrument

valved brass instrument similar to a tuba

helicon

music

tuba that coils around the player's body

sousaphone

marching band

large tuba worn around the body in marching bands

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French:tuba basse, ...
German:Tuba, ...
Italian:Tuba, ...
Spanish:tuba, ...
Portuguese:tuba, ...
Chinese:大号, ...
Japanese:チューバ, ...
Arabic:توبا, ...
Hebrew:טוּבָּה, ...
Russian:туба, ...
Ukrainian:туба, ...
Hindi:तुबा, ...
Bengali:টিউবা, ...
Catalan:tuba, ...
Czech:tuba, ...
Danish:tuba, ...
Dutch:tuba, ...
Greek:τούμπα, ...
Hungarian:tuba, ...
Khmer:ទូបា, ...
Korean:튜바, ...
Persian:توبا, ...
Polish:tuba, ...
Portuguese (BR):tuba, ...
Romanian:tubă bas, ...
Swedish:tuba, ...
Thai:ทูบา, ...
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Vietnamese:tuba bass, ...

tuba

ˈtuːbə

tubae

tuba: large brass instrument in the bass range

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Definition of tuba - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

musiclarge brass instrument in the bass range

He played the tuba in the school band.

bass horn

organ stop

TECH.

large reed stop in an organ

TECH.

The organist used the tuba stop for a deep sound.

organ stop

reed stop

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large brass instrument in the bass range

Origin of tuba

Latin, tuba (trumpet)

Examples of tuba in a sentence

She bought a new tuba for the music class.
He adjusted the tuba for a richer tone.
The tuba stop added depth to the hymn.

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French:tuba, jeu de tuba, ...
German:Tuba, ...
Italian:tuba, registro tuba, ...
Spanish:tuba, ...
Portuguese:tuba, registo de tuba, ...
Chinese:大号, 低音簧管, ...
Japanese:チューバ, チューバストップ, ...
Arabic:تُوبَا, ...
Hebrew:טוּבָּה, רֶגִיסְטֶר טוּבָה, ...
Russian:туба, тубный регистр, ...
Ukrainian:туба, регістр туба, ...
Hindi:तूबा, तुबा, ...
Bengali:টিউবা, রিড স্টপ, ...
Catalan:tuba, ...
Czech:tuba, jazykový rejstřík, ...
Danish:tuba, tubastemme, ...
Dutch:tuba, tubaregister, ...
Greek:τούμπα, γλωττίδα, ...
Hungarian:tuba, tubaregiszter, ...
Khmer:ទូបា, ស្តុបបំពង់សំឡេងធំប្រភេទអណ្តាតក្នុងអង្គលេងតន្ត្រីអ័រហ្គង់, ...
Korean:튜바, 튜바 스톱, ...
Persian:توبا, تیوبای ارگ, ...
Polish:tuba, ...
Portuguese (BR):tuba, registro de tuba, ...
Romanian:tubă, ...
Swedish:tuba, tubastopp, ...
Thai:ทูบา, ทูบาในออร์แกน, ...
Turkish:tuba, tuba durdurması, ...
Vietnamese:kèn tuba, dừng tuba, ...

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