Heckelphone Definition

hĕkəl-fōn
noun
A woodwind instrument of the oboe family, with a pitch between that of an English horn and a bassoon.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • basset-oboe

Other Word Forms of Heckelphone

Noun

Singular:
heckelphone
Plural:
heckelphones

Origin of Heckelphone

  • German Heckelphon after Wilhelm Heckel (1879–1952), German musical instrument maker

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • German Heckelphon

    From Wiktionary

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