Cornet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːsi/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːnɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːnɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈuːsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trump horn trumpet

Word Forms

cornetist	noun	a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
trumpet	verb	play or blow on the trumpet
trump	verb	produce a sound as if from a trumpet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kornett

ein Blechblasinstrument mit brillantem Klang; hat ein schmales Rohr und einen ausgestellten Schallbecher und wird mittels Ventilen gespielt

🇪🇸Spanish

cucurucho

un instrumento musical de metal con un tono brillante; tiene un tubo estrecho y una campana acampanada y se toca mediante válvulas

🇮🇹Italian

cornetta

uno strumento musicale in ottone dal tono brillante; ha il tubo stretto e la campana svasata e si suona mediante valvole

🇳🇱Dutch

kornet

een koperen muziekinstrument met een briljante toon; heeft een smalle buis en een uitlopende beker en wordt bespeeld door middel van ventielen

🇵🇹Portuguese

corneta

um instrumento musical de metal com timbre brilhante; tem tubo estreito e campânula alargada e é tocado por meio de válvulas

🇷🇺Russian

корнет

духовой музыкальный инструмент с блестящим звучанием; имеет узкую трубку и расширяющийся раструб, играется с помощью клапанов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कॉर्नेट

शानदार स्वर वाला पीतल का संगीत वाद्ययंत्र; इसमें एक संकीर्ण ट्यूब और एक फ्लेयर्ड घंटी होती है और इसे वाल्व के माध्यम से बजाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্নেট

একটি উজ্জ্বল স্বর সঙ্গে একটি পিতল বাদ্যযন্ত্র; একটি সরু নল এবং একটি flared বেল আছে এবং ভালভ মাধ্যমে বাজানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கார்னெட்

புத்திசாலித்தனமான தொனியுடன் கூடிய பித்தளை இசைக்கருவி; ஒரு குறுகிய குழாய் மற்றும் ஒரு எரியும் மணி மற்றும் வால்வுகள் மூலம் விளையாடப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్నెట్

అద్భుతమైన స్వరంతో కూడిన ఇత్తడి సంగీత వాయిద్యం; ఇరుకైన గొట్టం మరియు మండే గంటను కలిగి ఉంటుంది మరియు కవాటాల ద్వారా ఆడబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कॉर्नेट

तेजस्वी स्वर असलेले पितळ वाद्य; एक अरुंद नळी आणि भडकलेली घंटा असते आणि ती झडपांद्वारे वाजवली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોર્નેટ

તેજસ્વી સ્વર સાથે પિત્તળનું સંગીતનું સાધન; એક સાંકડી ટ્યુબ અને ભડકતી ઘંટડી છે અને તેને વાલ્વ દ્વારા વગાડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ನೆಟ್

ಅದ್ಭುತವಾದ ಸ್ವರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಹಿತ್ತಾಳೆಯ ಸಂಗೀತ ವಾದ್ಯ; ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಟ್ಯೂಬ್ ಮತ್ತು ಭುಗಿಲೆದ್ದ ಗಂಟೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕವಾಟಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോർനെറ്റ്

ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ സ്വരമുള്ള ഒരു പിച്ചള സംഗീതോപകരണം; ഇടുങ്ങിയ ട്യൂബും ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന മണിയും ഉണ്ട്, വാൽവുകൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ചാണ് ഇത് കളിക്കുന്നത്

🇵🇰Urdu

کارنیٹ

ایک شاندار لہجے کے ساتھ پیتل کا موسیقی کا آلہ؛ ایک تنگ ٹیوب اور بھڑکتی ہوئی گھنٹی ہے اور اسے والوز کے ذریعے بجایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

短号

音色明亮的铜管乐器；有一个狭窄的管子和一个喇叭形的喇叭，通过阀门演奏

🇯🇵Japanese

コルネット

輝かしい音色を奏でる金管楽器。細い管と広がったベルがあり、バルブを使って演奏されます

🇰🇷Korean

코넷

화려한 음색을 지닌 금관악기; 좁은 관과 나팔 모양의 벨이 있고 밸브를 통해 연주됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giác mạc

một loại nhạc cụ bằng đồng có âm sắc rực rỡ; có một ống hẹp và một chuông loe và được chơi bằng van

🇹🇭Thai

ทองเหลือง

เครื่องดนตรีทองเหลืองที่มีน้ำเสียงไพเราะ มีท่อแคบและกระดิ่งบานและเล่นโดยใช้วาล์ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

terompet kecil

alat musik tiup dengan nada cemerlang; mempunyai tabung yang sempit dan bel yang melebar dan dimainkan dengan menggunakan katup

🇵🇭Filipino

kornet

isang tansong instrumentong pangmusika na may makikinang na tono; ay may makitid na tubo at isang flared bell at nilalaro sa pamamagitan ng mga balbula

🇲🇾Malay

kornet

alat muzik loyang dengan nada yang cemerlang; mempunyai tiub sempit dan loceng menyala dan dimainkan dengan menggunakan injap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البوق

آلة موسيقية نحاسية ذات نغمة رائعة؛ لها أنبوب ضيق وجرس متسع ويتم العزف عليها عن طريق الصمامات

🇮🇷Persian

کرنت

یک ساز موسیقی برنجی با لحن درخشان؛ دارای یک لوله باریک و یک زنگ گشاد است و به وسیله دریچه ها نواخته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kornet

parlak bir tona sahip pirinçten yapılmış bir müzik aleti; dar bir borusu ve geniş bir çanı vardır ve valfler aracılığıyla çalınır

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹרנִית

כלי נגינה עם טון מבריק; בעל צינור צר ופעמון מתרחב ומנוגן באמצעות שסתומים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cornet'?

The primary meaning of 'cornet' is 'a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cornet' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'cornet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cornet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cornet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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