ALL meanings of ophicleide
oph·i·cleide
O o - noun ophicleide a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double. 1
- noun ophicleide An obsolete bass brass instrument with keys, used in bands in the 19th century but superseded by the tuba. 1
- noun ophicleide an obsolete keyed wind instrument of bass pitch 0
- noun ophicleide an early brass instrument consisting of a long tube doubled back on itself, with keys for fingering 0