brass instrument meaning

Definition of brass instrument

1. a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

   Synonyms: brass

   Type of: wind instrument

   Kinds: baritone, bass horn, bugle, clarion, cornet, flugelhorn, French horn, saxhorn, trombone

brass instrument in a sentence

• What's the easiest brass instrument to learn to play?
• Trumpets and trombones are brass instruments, while saxophones are woodwind instruments.
• Tom plays the trumpet, the trombone and a number of other brass instruments.
• Tom can play several brass instruments, but he can't play any woodwind instruments.

How to pronounce brass instrument

brass instrument is pronounced /brɑːs ˈɪnstrəmənt/ in British English and /bræs ˈɪnstrəmənt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.