french horn

French horn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [french hawrn]
- /frɛntʃ hɔrn/
- /frentʃ hɔːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [french hawrn]
- /frɛntʃ hɔrn/

Definitions of french horn words

noun french horn a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell. 1
noun french horn brass wind instrument 1
variable noun french horn A French horn is a musical instrument of the brass family. It is shaped like a long metal tube with one wide end, wound round in a circle. You play the French horn by blowing into it and moving valves in order to obtain different notes. 0
noun french horn a valved brass instrument with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece and a tube of conical bore coiled into a spiral. It is a transposing instrument in F. Range: about three and a half octaves upwards from B on the second leger line below the bass staff 0
noun french horn a brass instrument with a mellow tone, consisting of a long, spiral tube ending in a flaring bell, three valves, and a funnel-shaped mouthpiece: horn is the term preferred by musicians playing classical music 0

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Origin of french horn

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45

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Parts of speech for French horn

noun

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french horn popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

french horn usage trend in Literature

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