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acordeón — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accordion noun A boxy musical instrument with folding bellows, played by pressing buttons or keys while squeezing air through it.
  • concertina noun A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

Senses

acordeón is used for these senses in English:

  • accordion A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).
  • cheat sheet A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used secretly and improperly.
  • cheat sheet (idiomatic) Any summary or quick reference used as a shortcut or reminder, such as an aid for public speaking.
  • concertina A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

accordion — full definition

  1. noun A boxy musical instrument with folding bellows, played by pressing buttons or keys while squeezing air through it.
  2. noun A user-interface element made of sections that expand and collapse, similar to the instrument's folds.

concertina — full definition

  1. noun A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.
  2. noun Something multiply folded like a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.
  3. noun Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.
  4. noun A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.

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