tubae

Variant of tuba

tuba definition

tuba (to̵̅o̅′bə, tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun pl. tubas tu′·bas or tubae tu′·bae (-bē)

  1. in ancient Rome, a straight war trumpet
  2. any of a group of brass instruments with a conical bore and three to five valves, esp. the large contrabass member

Etymology: L, a trumpet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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