trom·bone  (tr ŏm-b ōn , tr əm-, tr ŏm b ōn ′)
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n. pl. trom·bones A brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical tube bent upon itself twice, ending in a bell-shaped mouth, and having a movable U-shaped slide for producing different pitches.
[Italian , augmentative of tromba, trumpet, probably ultimately of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trumba; see TRUMPET.]
trom·bonist n.  (click for a larger image) trombone |
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