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Definition: Tuba |
TubaNoun1. The lowest brass wind instrument. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Tuba \Tu"ba\, noun. [Latin expression, trumpet.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | TUBA |
Botanical | Unidentified plant used by the Bayano Cuna to make rope. (references) |
Geography | Cloud column or inverted cloud cone, protruding from a cloud base; it constitutes the cloudy manifestation of a more or less intense vortex. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The tuba is the largest of the low-brass instruments and is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid 19th century where it largely replaced the ophicleide. There is usually only one tuba in an orchestra, and is used as the bass of the brass section, though its versatility means that it can be used to reinforce the strings and woodwind, or increasingly as a solo instrument.
Tubas are also used in wind and concert bands and in brass bands, although they are referred to as Eb and Bb basses, there being 2 of each.
In the hands of a skilled player, it has the largest range (some 4½ octaves) of any brass instrument, and can be remarkably agile.
Tubas are found in various pitches, most commonly in F, Eb, C, or Bb. They can have rotary or piston valves, numbering up to 6, although 4 is by far the most common number. Most piston valved tubas have a compensating system to allow accurate tuning when using several valves in combination to play low notes.
See Also: brass instrument, wind instrument, euphonium, Sousaphone
Tuba, now a desolate location called Umm el-Marra, was a major city during the 3rd millennium BCE, in northern Syria.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tuba."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
TUBA | English | TCP and UDP with Bigger Addresses | Computer - (TCP, UDP, RFC 1347) |
TUBA | Greek | χοανοειδές | Geography |
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Synonyms: TubaSynonyms: bass horn (n), sousaphone (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: derris (european union, medicine). |
Crosswords: Tuba |
| English words defined with "tuba": bombardon ♦ euphonium ♦ helicon ♦ range, run ♦ Sax-tuba. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tuba": RFC 1347, RFC 1526, RFC 1561. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tuba": Tube. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tuba" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (tube), Danish (tube), Dutch (barrel, channel, pipe, tube), Estonian (room), French (tuba), German (tuba), Hungarian (tuba), Italian (tuba, tube), Latin (clarion, trumpet, war-trumpet), Portuguese (tuba), Scottish (a tub), Serbo-Croatian (tuba, tube), Spanish (bass horn, tuba), Swedish (tuba), Turkish (tuba). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I'm also known as, uh, Benny the Groin, Sammy the Schnazz, Elmer the Fudd, Tubby the Tuba, and once as Miss Phyllis Levine. (Analyze This; writing credit: Kenneth Lonergan; Peter Tolan) Well, I play the tuba. (Mr. Deeds Goes to Town; writing credit: Clarence Budington Kell; Robert Riskin) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Pink Tuba Doré (1971) Tubby the Tuba (1947) When Yuba Plays the Rumba on the Tuba (1933) The Tuba Tooter (1932) Tubby the Tuba (1976) | |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Tuba and strings orchestration at a musical performance. | | A high tuba note played in a forte manner. |
| Tuba note. | | Tuba d note. |
| Tuba note. | ||
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| "Tuba" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Tuba" is used about 59 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 59 | 44,010 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "tuba": bass tuba ♦ Tuba City ♦ tuba player ♦ tuba root. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "tuba": tuba-players. | |
Ending with "tuba": Sax-tuba. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "tuba"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tubë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نوع من الأبواق. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | туба (tube). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tuba (tube), derris (derris). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | tuba (barrel, channel, pipe, tube), trechter (funnel), slurf (proboscis, trunk), hooswolk (funnel, funnel column, pendant cloud, tornado cloud), hoos (funnel, funnel column, pendant cloud, spout, tornado cloud), derris (derris), akar toeba (derris). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | شیپوربزرگ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | torvimainen (tubular). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tuba. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | tuba (funnel, funnel column, pendant cloud, tornado cloud). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | TUBA (funnel, funnel column, pendant cloud, tornado cloud), πνευστό όργανο (brass, horn, wind instrument), χοανοειδές (funnel, funnel column, pendant cloud, tornado cloud), τούμπα (somersault, summersault, turn over), derris (derris). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tuba. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tuba (tube). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | チャン語 (Chinese language, tube, tulip, tuna, tuner, tuning, Turing, Turing machine, Turing's test, tutor, tutorial, Zurich). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | チューバ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | tioobey. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ubatay tuba, trombone (trombone), trombeta na antiga roma, nuvem em forma de funil (funnel, funnel column, pendant cloud, tornado cloud), derris (derris), contrabaixo (contrabass, counterbass, double-bass). (various references) tubã. (various references) туба. (various references) tuba (tube). (various references) tuba (bass horn). (various references) tuba, tub (telescope, tube), molnstod (funnel, funnel column, pendant cloud, tornado cloud), kolumn (column). (various references) tuba. (various references) туба. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Derris elliptica, Derris trifoliata. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oti autoV o kurioV en keleusmati en fwnh arcaggelou kai en salpiggi qeou katabhsetai ap ouranou kai oi nekroi en cristw anasthsontai prwton |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quoniam ipse Dominus in iussu et in voce archangeli et in tuba Dei descendet de caelo et mortui qui in Christo sunt resurgent primi |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Forðy efne Hælend sceal of heofone ofstigan mid hludum bebod, and mid arcengles stemne and mid Godes hornhrope, and þa deaðan on Criste sculon ærest arisan. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Afterward we that lyuen, that ben left, schulen be rauyschid togidere with hem in cloudis, metinge Crist `in to the eir; and so euere more we schulen be with the Lord. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For the Lorde him selfe shall descende fro heve with a showte and the voyce of the archangell and trompe of God. And the deed in Christe shall aryse fyrst: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a word of authority, with the voice of the chief angel, with the sound of a horn: and the dead in Christ will come to life first; |
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| Language | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | Kay ang Ginoo gayud mao ang manaug unya gikan sa langit inubanan ug singgit sa pagsugo, ug sa tawag sa punoan sa mga manolunda, ug sa tingog sa trumpeta sa Dios. Ug unya ang mga nangamatay diha kang Cristo mouna sa pagpamangon; |
| Croatian | Jer sam æe Gospodin - na zapovijed, na glas arkanðelov, na zov trublje Božje - siæi s neba. I najprije æe uskrsnuti mrtvi u Kristu, |
| Danish | Thi Herren selv skal stige ned fra Himmelen med et Tilråb, med Overengels Røst og med Guds Basun, og de døde i Kristus skulle opstå først; |
| Dutch | Want de Heere Zelf zal met een geroep, met de stem des archangels, en met de bazuin Gods nederdalen van den hemel; en die in Christus gestorven zijn, zullen eerst opstaan; |
| Finnish | Sillä itse Herra on tuleva alas taivaasta käskyhuudon, ylienkelin äänen ja Jumalan pasunan kuuluessa, ja Kristuksessa kuolleet nousevat ylös ensin; |
| French | Car le Seigneur lui-même, un signal donné, la voix d`un archange, et au son de la trompette de Dieu, descendra du ciel, et les morts en Christ ressusciteront premièrement. |
| German | denn er selbst, der HERR, wird mit einem Feldgeschrei und der Stimme des Erzengels und mit der Posaune Gottes herniederkommen vom Himmel, und die Toten in Christo werden auferstehen zuerst. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Nanti malaikat agung akan berseru dengan suara yang keras dan trompet Allah dibunyikan sebagai tanda aba-aba. Lalu Tuhan Yesus sendiri akan turun dari surga, dan orang-orang Kristen yang telah meninggal akan dihidupkan terlebih dahulu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena Tuhan sendiri akan turun dari surga dengan suatu sorak, dengan suara penghulu malaekat, dan dengan bunyi sangkakala Allah; maka segala orang yang telah mati di dalam Kristus akan bangkit dahulu, |
| Italian | Perché il Signore stesso, a un ordine, alla voce dell'arcangelo e al suono della tromba di Dio, discender dal cielo. E prima risorgeranno i morti in Cristo; |
| Maori | No te mea ko te Ariki pu ano e heke iho i te rangi me te karanga, me te reo o te tino anahera, me te tetere a te Atua; a ko te hunga kua mate i roto i a te Karaiti e ara i mua. |
| Norwegian | for Herren selv skal komme ned fra himmelen med et bydende rop, med overengels røst og med Guds basun, og de døde i Kristus skal først opstå; |
| Portuguese | Porque o Senhor mesmo descerá do céu com grande brado, voz do arcanjo, ao som da trombeta de Deus, e os que morreram em Cristo ressuscitarão primeiro. |
| Rumanian | Cqci knsuw Domnul, cu un strigqt, cu glasul unui arhanghel wi cu trkmbiya lui Dumnezeu, Se va pogork din cer, wi kntki vor knvia cei moryi kn Hristos. |
| Shuar | Antsu Yus akupeakui, Yusa Suntarí uuntri untsumkui tura Yusa kachurin umpuarmatai Uunt Jesukrístu untsumuk Yus pujamunmaya tarattawai. Nuinkia Krístunu ajasar Jákaru ainiana nu iwiarsumunmaya nantakiartatui emka. |
| Swahili | Maana patatolewa amri, sauti ya malaika mkuu, sauti ya tarumbeta ya Mungu, naye Bwana mwenyewe atashuka kutoka mbinguni. Ndipo wale waliokufa wakiwa wanamwamini Kristo watafufuliwa kwanza. |
| Swedish | Ty Herren skall själv stiga ned från himmelen, och ett maktbud skall ljuda, en överängels röst och en Guds basun. Och först skola de i Kristus döda uppstå; |
| Uma | Apa' ane mana'u-ipi mpai' Pue' tumai ngkai suruga, ta'epe pekio' tadulako mala'eka hante moni sangkakala Alata'ala. Pai' hi tanda toe, tuwu' nculii' -ramo tomate to mepangala' hi Kristus. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tuba": tubae, tubaist, tubaists, tubal, tubas, tubate. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "tuba": saxtuba. (additional references) | |
Words containing "tuba": extubate, extubated, extubates, extubating, intubate, intubated, intubates, intubating, intubation, intubations, saxtubas. (additional references) | |
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"Tuba" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Atubo, Atumba, buba, Dubha, etube, Euba, Ntaba, nuba, Puba, Qubba, Shubha, Shukbah, stuba, Stubai, suba, tabal, taub, taube, tba, tbam, teba, tebba, tebe, thube, Thuja, tiba, tibi, tibz, tifa, tirba, toab, toba, tobac, tobay, tobaz, Tobbi, tobe, tobi, toub, tova, trba, trube, Tsuba, tsubo, Tsuboi, Tsuda, tua, tuabe, tubaa, tubae, tuban, Tubb, tubbo, tubel, tubet, Tubeuf, Tubey, tubi, tubig, tubiz, tubu, Tuibua, Tulbah, tura, turbal, tuta, Tuuta, tuva, tuvan, tuyaux, tybe, uba. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tuba" (pronounced tuw"bu) |
| 3 | -uw" b u | Juba, scuba, suba. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: abut, tabu. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-t-u" | |
-1 letter: bat, but, tab, tau, tub, uta. | |
-2 letters: ab, at, ba, ta, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-t-u" | |
+1 letter: about, abuts, battu, beaut, tabun, tabus, tsuba, tubae, tubal, tubas. | |
+2 letters: abduct, ablaut, abrupt, arbute, baguet, barbut, bateau, battue, beauts, beauty, brutal, butane, hagbut, numbat, rubati, rubato, sacbut, sagbut, tabour, tabued, tabuli, tabuns, tambur, tubate, turban, upbeat. | |
+3 letters: abducts, ablauts, abluent, abluted, abought, abuttal, abutted, abutter, antibug, arbutes, arbutus, autobus, backout, baguets, bailout, ballute, banquet, barbuts, bateaux, bathtub, batteau, battues, bauxite, bawsunt, boatful, bullate, bullbat, bumboat, buoyant, bursate, bustard, butanes, butanol, buttals, butyral, cubital, cutback, cutbank, gunboat, habitue, habitus, hackbut, hagbuts, halibut, hautboy, mutable, mutably, numbats, outback, outbake, outbark, outbawl, outbeam, outbrag, paystub, robusta, rubatos, sacbuts, sackbut, sagbuts, saxtuba, subatom, sublate, subpart, subtask, subtaxa, sunbath, tableau, tabouli, tabours, tabuing, tabular, tabulis, tambour, tambura, tamburs, tarbush, tubaist, tubular, tugboat, tunable, tunably, turbans, turbary, unbated, upbeats, washtub. | |
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