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vibrating reed vs double reed

double reed vs vibrating reed

vibrating reed and double reed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vibrating reed Yes No No No
double reed Yes No No No
As nouns, double reed is a hyponym of vibrating reed; that is, double reed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vibrating reed:
  • vibrating reed: a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
  • double reed: a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds
vibrating reed (noun) double reed (noun)
a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds
a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together
Difference between vibrating reed and double reed

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