What does fipple mean?
Definitions for fipple
ˈfɪp əlfip·ple
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Princeton's WordNet
fipplenoun
a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)
Wiktionary
fipplenoun
The block (typically of wood) that forms the floor of the windway in a wind instrument.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fipplenoun
A stopper.
Etymology: from fibula, Latin.
You must know, that in recorders, which go with a gentle breath, the concave of the pipe, were it not for the fipple that straitneth the air, much more than the simple concave, would yield no sound. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
Wikipedia
Fipple
The term fipple specifies a variety of end-blown flute that includes the flageolet, recorder, and tin whistle. The Hornbostel–Sachs system for classifying musical instruments places this group under the heading "Flutes with duct or duct flutes." The label "fipple flute" is frequently applied to members of the subgroup but there is no general agreement about the structural detail of the sound-producing mechanism that constitutes the fipple, itself.
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fipple
A fipple is a constricted mouthpiece common in many end-blown musical instruments, such as a tin whistle or a recorder. It helps direct airflow and influences the instrument's sound production. The player blows air into the mouthpiece, which hits the edge, making the column of air within the instrument vibrate and produce sound.
Webster Dictionary
Fipplenoun
a stopper, as in a wind instrument of music
Etymology: [perh. fr. L. fibula a clasp, a pin; cf. Prov. E. fible a stick used to stir pottage.]
Wikidata
Fipple
A fipple is a constricted mouthpiece common to many end-blown flutes, such as the tin whistle and the recorder. These instruments are known variously as fipple flutes, duct flutes, or tubular-ducted flutes.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fipple in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fipple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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