tuba

[ too-buh, tyoo- ]

/ ˈtu bə, ˈtyu- /

noun, plural tu·bas for 1a, b; tu·bae [too-bee, tyoo-] /ˈtu bi, ˈtyu-/ for 1c.

Music.

a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.

Meteorology. funnel cloud.

Origin of tuba

1850–55; <Latin: trumpet; akin to tube

Words nearby tuba

tuart, tuatara, Tuatha Dé Danann, tuatua, tub, tuba, tubal, Tubal-cain, tubal ligation, tubal pregnancy, tubate

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Example sentences from the Web for tuba

In Taipei, Taiwan, a Bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train.
Can Bach Make It on NYC’s Subways?|Tom Teodorczuk|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He played a bit of flute (and for a brief stint, tuba) in the high school band with just a rudimentary sense of the instruments.
The Football Player Turned Opera Singer|Eve Conant|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Need it be said we never let Tuba go without that meal again?
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries|David Livingstone
In the "Tuba Mirum," for example, he desires full chorus of strings, and four choirs of wood-wind and brass.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews

Only listen how Agapitus urges on our men; they are fighting bravely there; that is the Roman tuba.
Homo Sum, Complete|Georg Ebers
The claim of the tuba, Mr. Newman holds, is not only based on the profundity of its tones, but upon long literary tradition.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, February 4, 1920|Various
Towards the tail a fold of the tuba Fallopii was seen to extend to within 1/20 of the extremity.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

British Dictionary definitions for tuba

tuba

/ (ˈtjuːbə) /

noun plural -bas or -bae (-biː)

a valved brass instrument of bass pitch, in which the bell points upwards and the mouthpiece projects at right angles. The tube is of conical bore and the mouthpiece cup-shaped

any other bass brass instrument such as the euphonium, helicon, etc

a powerful reed stop on an organ

a form of trumpet of ancient Rome

Word Origin for tuba

Latin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for tuba

tuba

The lowest-pitched of the brass instruments. In orchestras, the tuba is usually held across the player's lap. In marching bands, the sousaphone is generally used as a low brass instrument because it was designed to be carried.

单词	tuba
释义	tuba [ too-buh, tyoo- ] / ˈtu bə, ˈtyu- / noun, plural tu·bas for 1a, b; tu·bae [too-bee, tyoo-] /ˈtu bi, ˈtyu-/ for 1c. Music. a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range. an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power. an ancient Roman trumpet. Meteorology. funnel cloud. Origin of tuba 1850–55; <Latin: trumpet; akin to tube Words nearby tuba tuart, tuatara, Tuatha Dé Danann, tuatua, tub, tuba, tubal, Tubal-cain, tubal ligation, tubal pregnancy, tubate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tuba In Taipei, Taiwan, a Bach flash mob consisting of cellists and tuba players took over a train. Can Bach Make It on NYC’s Subways?\|Tom Teodorczuk\|March 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He played a bit of flute (and for a brief stint, tuba) in the high school band with just a rudimentary sense of the instruments. The Football Player Turned Opera Singer\|Eve Conant\|February 19, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Need it be said we never let Tuba go without that meal again? A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries\|David Livingstone In the "Tuba Mirum," for example, he desires full chorus of strings, and four choirs of wood-wind and brass. A Popular History of the Art of Music\|W. S. B. Mathews Only listen how Agapitus urges on our men; they are fighting bravely there; that is the Roman tuba. Homo Sum, Complete\|Georg Ebers The claim of the tuba, Mr. Newman holds, is not only based on the profundity of its tones, but upon long literary tradition. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, February 4, 1920\|Various Towards the tail a fold of the tuba Fallopii was seen to extend to within 1/20 of the extremity. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold British Dictionary definitions for tuba tuba / (ˈtjuːbə) / noun plural -bas or -bae (-biː) a valved brass instrument of bass pitch, in which the bell points upwards and the mouthpiece projects at right angles. The tube is of conical bore and the mouthpiece cup-shaped any other bass brass instrument such as the euphonium, helicon, etc a powerful reed stop on an organ a form of trumpet of ancient Rome Word Origin for tuba Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for tuba tuba The lowest-pitched of the brass instruments. In orchestras, the tuba is usually held across the player's lap. In marching bands, the sousaphone is generally used as a low brass instrument because it was designed to be carried. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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