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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

instrument, musical instrument go
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

percussion instrument, percussive instrument
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

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15 Subcategories

bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals go
a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
bell, chime, gong go
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer
cymbal go
a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk
drum, membranophone, tympan go
a musical percussion instrument
glockenspiel, orchestral bells go
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
gong, tam-tam go
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani go
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
lagerphone go
an Australian percussion instrument used for playing bush music
maraca go
a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans
marimba, xylophone go
a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators
piano, pianoforte, forte-piano go
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
rain stick go
a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends
steel drum go
a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum
triangle go
a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
vibraphone, vibraharp, vibes go
a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound