Definition of sousaphone Sousaphone

/suˈzʌfowˌn/ - [suzufown] - sou•sa•phone

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What does sousaphone mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

sousaphone - the lowest brass wind instrument
  bass horn, tuba
  brass instrument, brass 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
  bass nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
  euphonium a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family
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  • sousaphone (Noun)
    A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.

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