trombone

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian trombone, from tromba (“trumpet”) +‎ -one (augmentative), literally “large trumpet”. The telecommunications sense alludes to the shape of the musical instrument. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtɹɒmˈbəʊn/, /tɹəmˈbəʊn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌtɹɑmˈboʊn/, /tɹəmˈboʊn/ Rhymes: (UK) -əʊn, (US) -oʊn === Noun === trombone (plural trombones or tromboni) A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭). The common European bittern. (film, television) A kind of extendable support for attaching lighting elements to a set. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === trombone (third-person singular simple present trombones, present participle tromboning, simple past and past participle tromboned) (telecommunications) To transmit a signal or data back to a central switching point before sending it out to its destination. (film, slang, transitive) To extend and retract (the zoom lens); to use it too enthusiastically. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trɔmˈbɔːnə/ === Noun === trombone c (plural trombones, no diminutive) (music) trombone == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian trombone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁɔ̃.bɔn/ === Noun === trombone m (plural trombones) (music) trombone paper clip === Verb === trombone inflection of tromboner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “trombone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From tromba (“trumpet”) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tromˈbo.ne/ Rhymes: -one Hyphenation: trom‧bó‧ne === Noun === trombone m (plural tromboni) (music) trombone (by extension) trombonist Synonym: trombonista (figurative) an annoying and boring person, especially if arrogant, old or moralist (historical) arquebuse Synonym: archibugio a type of boot wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) synonym of tarabuso ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: trombone → Russian: тромбо́н (trombón) (see there for further descendants) → Spanish: trombón (see there for further descendants) === Further reading === trombone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === trombone m (definite singular trombonen, indefinite plural tromboner, definite plural trombonene) (music) a trombone Synonym: trekkbasun == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === trombone m (definite singular trombonen, indefinite plural trombonar, definite plural trombonane) (music) a trombone Synonym: trekkbasun == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian trombone. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -õni, (Portugal) -ɔnɨ Hyphenation: trom‧bo‧ne === Noun === trombone m (plural trombones) (music) trombone (a musical instrument in the brass family) === Further reading === “trombone”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “trombone”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026