saxophone
sax‧o‧phone /ˈsæksəfəʊn $ -foʊn/
(also sax /sæks/ informal) noun [countable]
a curved musical instrument made of metal that you play by blowing into it and pressing buttons, used especially in popular music and jazz
sax‧o‧phone /ˈsæksəfəʊn $ -foʊn/
(also sax /sæks/ informal) noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: from Adolphe Sax (1814-94), Belgian musician who invented the instrument
Language: French
Origin: from Adolphe Sax (1814-94), Belgian musician who invented the instrument
a curved musical instrument made of metal that you play by blowing into it and pressing buttons, used especially in popular music and jazz