Tuba meaning
A large, valved, brass instrument with a bass pitch.
noun
A reed stop in an organ, having eight-foot pitch.
noun
In ancient Rome, a straight war trumpet.
noun
Any of a group of brass instruments with a conical bore and three to five valves, esp. the large contrabass member.
noun
A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
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Origin of tuba
- Italian from Latin trumpet tubus tube
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin tuba (“tube, trumpet").
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