DOUBLE REED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double reed mean? 

• DOUBLE REED (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE REED has 2 senses:

1. a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together

2. a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE REED used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE REED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

double-reed instrument; double reed

Hypernyms ("double reed" is a kind of...):

beating-reed instrument; reed; reed instrument (a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed)

Meronyms (parts of "double reed"):

double reed (a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "double reed"):

bassoon (a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family)

cor anglais; English horn (a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch)

cromorne; crumhorn; krummhorn (a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn))

hautbois; hautboy; oboe (a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("double reed" is a kind of...):

reed; vibrating reed (a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it)

Holonyms ("double reed" is a part of...):

double-reed instrument; double reed (a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together)