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Ophicleide in a sentence

Ophicleide meaning

A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music

Using Ophicleide

  • The main meaning on this page is: A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music

Context around Ophicleide

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Ophicleide

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

like an ophicleide and some 1× the ophicleide which was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

sax created an 1× the ophicleide which 1×

Common sentence endings:

and the clarinet 1× the high register 1×

Words around Ophicleide

Just before it in the word index:

ophelia 51 ophel 2 oph 14 opgen 2 opg 8 opfor 3

Just after it in the word index:

ophiocordyceps 2 ophiolite 2 ophiolites 4 ophir 16 ophira 2 ophiuchi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadvantage 4 aafa 4

Corpus analysis for Ophicleide

  • In this selection, "ophicleide" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include like an ophicleide and some and the ophicleide which was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ophicleide" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ophicleide

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sax created an instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece like a clarinet, conical brass body like an ophicleide, and some acoustic properties of both the horn and the clarinet. (29 words)

The ophicleide, which was used in bands and orchestras for a few decades in the early to mid-19th century, used a system of keys and was an improvement over the serpent but was still unreliable, especially in the high register. (41 words)

Longer example sentences

The ophicleide, which was used in bands and orchestras for a few decades in the early to mid-19th century, used a system of keys and was an improvement over the serpent but was still unreliable, especially in the high register. (41 words)

Sax created an instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece like a clarinet, conical brass body like an ophicleide, and some acoustic properties of both the horn and the clarinet. (29 words)

Example sentences (2)

Sax created an instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece like a clarinet, conical brass body like an ophicleide, and some acoustic properties of both the horn and the clarinet.

The ophicleide, which was used in bands and orchestras for a few decades in the early to mid-19th century, used a system of keys and was an improvement over the serpent but was still unreliable, especially in the high register.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ophicleide" in a sentence?
An example: "Sax created an instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece like a clarinet, conical brass body like an ophicleide, and some acoustic properties of both the horn and the clarinet." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "ophicleide" from authentic English texts.
What does "ophicleide" mean?
Ophicleide means: A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
How many example sentences with "ophicleide" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "ophicleide", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.