Definition of idiophone in English:
 idiophone
nounˈɪdɪə(ʊ)fəʊnˈidēəˌfōn
Music An instrument the whole of which vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, such as a bell, gong, or rattle.
Compare with membranophone
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Thus the kora and balo are played exclusively by male jeli, and karinya, an idiophone, is played only by jelimuso (female bards).
 -  In organology, percussion instruments are divided into membranophones (those on which sound is produced by a vibrating membrane) and idiophones (instruments of hard, solid material, e.g. cymbals and xylophones).
 -  Only one iron idiophone was used in the original tambú ensembles in previous centuries.
 -  A stamped or stamping idiophone is determined by the source of the sound of the two instruments.
 -  The bones are one of several types of clappers, all of which are concussion idiophones and are classified as percussion musical instruments.