Definitions
the lowest brass wind instrument
Word origin
Borrowed in the 19th century from French tuba (“tuba”), German Tuba (“tuba”), originally Baß-Tuba (literally “bass tuba”), or Italian tuba (“tuba”), from Latin tuba (“tube, trumpet, military trumpet”). The Latin term is of obscure ultimate origin, but is possibly connected to tībia (“shinbone, reed-pipe”); see there.
Used in a sentence
“One version of the large tuba, popular in marching bands, is called a sousaphone in honor of bandsman John Philip Sousa.”
“From the eleventh century onwards, the trumpets, which had till then been modelled on the Roman tubae with their straightforward and somewhat rough sound, began to grow longer and thinner as their bells widened.”
“This depicts trumpet blowing angels gripping instruments, of the Roman tubae variety, halfway down with the right hand, the left hand covering their mouth and the mouthpiece.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Low brass instrument”4 letters
02“Lowest brass instrument”4 letters
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