tailpiece
An appendage or appendix.
An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
A short joist between a header and a wall.
The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.
An ornamental design at the end of a chapter or page.

tailpieces
plural of tailpiece

tailpin
The centre in the spindle of a turning lathe.
The endpin of a musical instrument.

tailpins
plural of tailpin

talerschwingen
A folk musical instrument from Appenzell consisting of an earthenware bowl and a coin; the coin is spun around in the bowl to produce a metallic tone.

talerschwingens
plural of talerschwingen

talkbox
Alternative form of talk box.

talkboxes
plural of talkbox

tambori
A type of percussion instrument used in sardana music of Catalonia.

tamboura
Alternative spelling of tambura.

tambouras
plural of tamboura

tambourin
Obsolete form of tambourine (percussion instrument).
An old lively Provençal dance, common on the stage.

tambourins
plural of tambourin

tambur
Alternative form of tambour (“type of drum”).

tambura
A type of long-necked lute-like stringed instrument found throughout the world.

tamburas
plural of tambura

tamburs
plural of tambur

tanbur
In classical Turkish music, a long-necked, fretted, plucked lute, or various similar lutes of West and Central Asia.

tanburs
plural of tanbur

tanpura
Alternative spelling of tambura.

tanpuras
plural of tanpura

tanpuri
Alternative spelling of tambura.

tanpuris
plural of tanpuri

tarapatch
A stringed instrument used in the Sandwich Islands.

tarapatches
plural of tarapatch.

tartold
a low-pitched double reed musical instrument of the European Renaissance, similar to a rackett, with a bore formed from cylindrical metal tubing bent into a spiral

tartolds
plural of tartold

tasti
plural of tasto

tasto
A key or similar part of a musical instrument that is touched to produce a sound
key of a keyboard

telezoom
A zoom lens that adjusts through telephoto lengths.

telharmonium
An early electric musical instrument for producing music at a distant point or points by means of alternating current. An operator plays a keyboard, and the music is reproduced remotely by a receiving instrument resembling a telephone, but not held to the ear.

telharmoniums
plural of telharmonium

tenora
A tenor form of the Catalan shawm

tenoras
plural of tenora

terbang
A Malay tambourine used in Islamic devotional music in Southeast Asia.

teruah
A series of usually nine short notes blown on the shofar as a Jewish ceremonial

teruahs
plural of teruah

teruos
plural of teruah

teruot
plural of teruah

teruoth
plural of teruah

tessitura
The most acceptable and comfortable vocal range for a singer or musical instrument; the range in which a given type of voice presents its best-sounding timbre.

tessituras
plural of tessitura

tessiture
plural of tessitura

tetrachordo
A tetrachord (four-stringed) bouzouki; a type of chordophone.

theame
Obsolete spelling of theme.

theames
plural of theame

theme
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
A recurring idea; a motif.
A recurring idea; a motif.
An essay written for school.
The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
The stem of a word.
Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
Topic, what is generally being talked about.
A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

themepark
Alternative form of theme park.

themeparks
plural of themepark

themes
plural of theme

theremin
An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennae mounted on the instrument.

theremins
plural of theremin

thereminvox
theremin (musical instrument)

thereminvoxes
plural of thereminvox

thirdstream
Alternative form of third stream (“style of jazz music”).

timbal
A kettledrum.

timbals
plural of timbal

timpan
Alternative form of tympan (“musical instrument”).

timpani
The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

timpanis
plural of timpani

timpans
plural of timpan

timple
A traditional musical instrument of the Canary Islands and Murcia, having four or more commonly five strings, and similar in size to a ukulele but with a distinctive semi-round back.

timples
plural of timple

timps
timpani

tinniola
plural of tinniolum

tinniolum
Synonym of tintinnabulum.

tintinnabula
plural of tintinnabulum

tintinnabulum
A small clinking bell, particularly (historical) a small bell used to call monks to certain tasks.
A set of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.

tiorbino
A stringed instrument, a type of small theorbo.

tiorbinos
plural of tiorbino

tiple
Any of several kinds of small, plucked stringed-instrument of the guitar family, used in the traditional musics of Spain and various Latin American nations.

tiples
plural of tiple

toastings
plural of toasting

toccata
A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.

toccatas
plural of toccata

toccate
plural of toccata

tomback
Archaic form of tombak.

tombak
A type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music.

tombaks
plural of tombak

tonalization
In the Suzuki method of music teaching, the term for what is normally called tone production, the student's ability to produce and recognize a beautiful, ringing tone quality from a musical instrument.

toner
Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.
Cosmetic lotion designed to cleanse the skin and shrink pores, usually used on the face.
A musician, particularly one who plays a wind instrument.
A hair product used to reduce brassiness and increase shine in bleached and dyed hair.

toners
plural of toner

tonewood
Any wood suitable for use in the construction of a musical instrument.

tonewoods
plural of tonewood

tonguings
plural of tonguing

tonne
A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

toombi
Alternative form of tumbi.

toombis
plural of toombi

topshur
A plucked two-string lute traditionally used by the Altai people.

topshurs
plural of topshur

transfretations
plural of transfretation

trem
The vibrato system on a guitar.

trems
plural of trem

tres
A three-course stringed instrument similar to a guitar; the Cuban variant has six strings, and the Puerto Rican has nine.

treses
plural of tres

treshchotka
an old Russian percussion instrument

triccaballacca
A Neapolitan percussion instrument

triccaballaccas
plural of triccaballacca

trichord
any set of three different pitch classes
A musical instrument with three strings, such as a lyre or harp.
The three strings of a note on a piano that are tuned as a unison.

trichordo
A trichord (three-stringed) old-fashioned bouzouki; a type of chordophone.

trichords
plural of trichord

tripodian
An ancient stringed instrument, apparently resembling the Delphic tripod in form, and very difficult to play.

tripodians
plural of tripodian

trochanter
In vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
In some arthropods, the second segment of the leg, between the coxa and the femur.

trochanters
plural of trochanter

tromboni
plural of trombone

trumpetwood
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.

trumpophone
A musical instrument combining a trumpet and a saxophone, especially a trumpet played with a saxophone mouthpiece.

trumpophones
plural of trumpophone