accordion (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *accordion*:
NOUN	artifact	accordion, squeeze box	a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument

accordion > pronunciation
Sounds	ahkao'rdiyahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *accordion*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player.
Synonym	squeeze box
Parts	piano keyboard, fingerboard, clavier	A bank of keys on a musical instrument
Narrower	button accordion	An accordion with buttons rather than keys
Narrower	piano accordion	An accordion with a right-hand keyboard
Broader	free-reed instrument	A wind instrument with a free reed
Broader	keyboard instrument	A musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
Spanish	acordeón
Catalan	acordió

HyperDic: accordion