flûte à bec

A French term for recorder. Also [Eng.] recorder; [Fr.] fl'te' bec or[Fr.]

: a keyed woodwind instrument consisting of a cylindrical tube which is stopped at one end and which has a side hole over which air is blown to produce the tone and having a range from middle C upward for three octaves.

flute noun. flute [noun] a type of high-pitched woodwind musical instrument. fife [noun] a type of small flute.

English pronunciation of flute

1. /f/ as in. fish.
2. /l/ as in. look.
3. /uː/ as in. blue.
4. /t/ as in. town.

Piccolo, bass flute, and concert (soprano) flute are all pitched in "C". The alto flute is a transposing instrument pitched in "G". The tone produced by the alto flute sounds a fourth interval lower than the written note.

Between 3.5mm and 4mm in thickness, C flute offers greater compression strength than B Flute. This means it provides better stacking strength when used for lightweight products. However, it can, if used in the wrong application, be prone to crushing.

Definitions of flute player. someone who plays the flute. synonyms: flautist, flutist. type of: instrumentalist, musician, player. someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Kokopelli (/ˌkoʊkoʊˈpɛliː/) is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with feathers or antenna-like protrusions on his head), who is venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States.

The flu is a disease that's easily spread between people. When you have body aches, a fever, and a sore throat, you probably have the flu. The word flu is shorthand for "influenza," the official name of this infectious, viral illness.

The word is short for the Italian violincello, which ultimately comes from the Medieval Latin vitula, "stringed instrument."

flute. / (fluːt) / noun. a wind instrument consisting of an open cylindrical tube of wood or metal having holes in the side stopped either by the fingers or by pads controlled by keys. The breath is directed across a mouth hole cut in the side, causing the air in the tube to vibrate.

A flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. You play it by blowing over a hole near one end while holding it sideways to your mouth.