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Definitions for Oboe

[1] a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
[2] (in an organ) a reed stop with a sound like that of an oboe.
[3] (a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter O. )
[4] a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft.
[5] a woodwind instrument of the family that includes the bassoon and cor anglais, consisting of a conical tube fitted with a mouthpiece having a double reed. It has a penetrating nasal tone. Range: about two octaves plus a sixth upwards from B flat below middle C
[6] a person who plays this instrument in an orchestra second oboe

Words nearby Oboe

obloquy, obmutescence, obnounce, obnoxious, obnubilate, oboe, oboe d'amore, oboe d'amour, oboe da caccia, oboist, obol

Origin of Oboe

2First recorded in 1940–45; special use of oboe1

Word origin for Oboe

C18: via Italian oboe, phonetic approximation to French haut bois, literally: high wood (referring to its pitch)