noun
- plural of vibraphone; percussion instruments consisting of metal bars arranged like a keyboard with resonators and motor-driven fans that create a vibrato effect
Usage: musical instruments
Examples
- The jazz ensemble featured two vibraphones in their performance.
- Vibraphones produce a warm, shimmering sound that’s perfect for ballads.
- The music store had several vibraphones on display in the percussion section.
- She learned to play both marimba and vibraphones in college.
- The composer wrote a piece specifically for vibraphones and piano.
- Modern vibraphones typically have four octaves of metal bars.