concertina

  • 21concertina — [ˌkɒnsə ti:nə] noun 1》 a small musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing a central bellows between the hands to blow air over reeds, each note being sounded by a button. 2》 [as modifier] opening or closing in multiple folds. verb… …

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  • 22concertina — con•cer•ti•na [[t]ˌkɒn sərˈti nə[/t]] n. nas, 1) mad a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range 2) cvb to fold or collapse in the manner of a concertina 3) of or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23concertina — {{#}}{{LM C09697}}{{〓}} {{[}}concertina{{]}} ‹con·cer·ti·na› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Acordeón de fuelle largo, con los extremos en forma hexagonal u octogonal, en cuyas caras tiene botones en lugar de teclado: • La concertina tiene un registro de notas… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 24concertina — n. & v. n. a musical instrument held in the hands and stretched and squeezed like bellows, having reeds and a set of buttons at each end to control the valves. v.tr. & intr. (concertinas, concertinaed or concertina d, concertinaing) compress or… …

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  • 25concertina — noun Etymology: probably from 1concert + Italian ina, diminutive suffix Date: 1837 1. a musical instrument of the accordion family 2. concertina wire …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26concertina — con|cer|ti|na1 [ˌkɔnsəˈti:nə US ˌka:nsər ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: concert] a musical instrument like a small ↑accordion, that you hold in both hands and play by pressing in from each side concertina 2 concertina2 v [i]BrE if something… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27concertina — con|cer|ti|na [ ,kansər tinə ] noun count a musical instrument similar to an ACCORDION that you play by pressing buttons on each side and pushing the two sides together a. used about things with parts that can be squeezed or pressed together like …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28concertina — /kɒnsəˈtinə / (say konsuh teenuh) noun 1. a small accordion, usually hexagonal in cross section. 2. Colloquial a sheep with a very wrinkled skin. 3. Colloquial a side of lamb. –verb (i) (concertinaed, concertinaing) 4. to fold up or collapse like …

  • 29Concertina movement — is the movement occurring in snakes and other legless organisms that consists of gripping or anchoring with portions of the body while pulling/pushing other sections in the direction of movement.[1] Each point on the snake s body goes through… …

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  • 30Concertina wire — Concertinered razor wire Concertina wire or Dannert Wire[1] is a type of barbed wire or razor wire that is formed in large coils which can be expanded like a concertina. In conjunction with plain barbed wire and steel pickets, it is used to form… …

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