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percussion instrument vs xylophone

xylophone vs percussion instrument

percussion instrument and xylophone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
percussion instrument Yes No No No
xylophone Yes No No No
As nouns, xylophone is a hyponym of percussion instrument; that is, xylophone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than percussion instrument:
  • percussion instrument: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  • xylophone: a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
percussion instrument (noun) xylophone (noun)
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
Difference between percussion instrument and xylophone

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