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TROU JEU [1 record]

Record 1 2023-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

Any of several holes in the side of a wind instrument ... which may be covered or left open by the fingers to change the pitch of the tone.

Key term(s)
  • finger-hole
  • fingerhole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
CONT

Les trous de jeu : sur les sifflets globulaires, ils permettent de moduler la hauteur du son [...]

OBS

trou de jeu : désignation habituellement employée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • trous de jeu

Spanish

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