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A xylophone is a type of percussion instrument made of hardwood or metal bars that are tuned to specific notes.
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∙ 13y ago
ian.budd
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∙ 14y agoThe word Xylophone comes from two Greek words Xylo meaning wood and phone meaning voice, so it means wood voice.
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What does xylophone mean?
A xylophone is a musical insrtument.
What musical instruments begains with the letter x?
Musical instruments that start with x:xylophone
What family in the orchestra includes the xylophone?
The xylophone is a percussion instrument
What does a xylophone look like?
a xylophone has a ladder like layout.
How did the xylophone get its name?
a xylophone could have been made anywhere but i think the started in america.
What is word derived from greek words for wood and sound?
Perhaps you mean xylophone ( "wood voice").
Which Greek root means stone?
The Greek root for "wood" is xylon, as in "xylophone".
What does xylophone mean?
A xylophone is a musical insrtument.
Is the root word of xylophone?
phone i thinkThe word xylophone is from the Greek xilo,meaningwood, & foni, meaning sound. Therefore wooden bars on xylophones.
What is a word that starts with the letter x and relates to wood?
'Xylo-' is a prefix from the Greek meaning 'wood', for example, Xylophone comes from the greek xylo for wood and phone comes from the greek for voice, hence the musical instrument xylophone means the sound, or voice, of wood.
What is the language of origin of the word xylophone?
The word "xylophone" is of Greek origin. It comes from the combination of the Greek words "xylon" (wood) and "phone" (sound), which accurately describes the instrument as a wooden percussion device that produces sound.
What type of noise does a make?
The word "xylophone" comes from the Greek meaning "wooden sounds."
Why is the xylophone called a xylophone?
From the Greek words ξύλον translated to xylon, "wood" and φωνή translated to phone, "voice", meaning "wooden sound"
What musical instruments begains with the letter x?
Musical instruments that start with x:xylophone
List of the objects starting with letter x?
object starting with x is xylophone.
What is an antonym for xylophone?
antonym of xylophone
What is 'xylophone' in French?
un xylophone (masc.)
