Definition of chordophone in English:
chordophone
noun ˈkɔːdəfəʊnˈkôrdəˌfōn
Music technical A stringed instrument.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many European countries adapted this simplest chordophone, adding strings, frets, lengthening or shortening the strings, and changing the body's shape.
- Composite chordophones have necks or yokes and their strings can by tuned to different notes during play.
- The third group - percussive string instruments chordophones are represented by the hammer dulcimer.
- There are many varieties of chordophones, ranging from one-stringed fiddle to 8 or more strings.
- The piano, dulcimer and the clavichord are examples of chordophones that are struck.