| 单词 | duct flute |
| 释义 | > as lemmasduct flute duct flute n. any of various vertical flutes (such as recorders, tin whistles, and flageolets) in which air is blown through a narrow duct in the mouthpiece; (also occasionally) a transverse flute of this kind.Sound is produced when the air blown through the duct strikes against the sharp edge at the base of the instrument's mouth (mouth n. 14b). ΚΠ 1929 Notes & Queries Anthrop. (ed. 5) ii. 301 Duct-flutes.—End- or transverse-flutes furnished with some kind of duct through which air is automatically directed against the edge of the sound-hole. 1936 Guide Coll. Horniman Mus. & Libr. (ed. 4) 28 The examples of duct-flutes shown include..flageolets and whistle flutes. 1966 Jrnl. Internat. Folk Music Council 18 29 The essential physical feature of the duct flutes consists..in the fact that a plug of wood or some other material has been firmly fitted into the upper end of the tube into which the player blows. 2010 Early Music 38 564/2 In contrast with duct flutes, transverse flutes require an embouchure and are more difficult to master. < as lemmas |
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