What does embouchure mean?
Definitions for embouchure
ˌɑm bʊˈʃʊərem·bouchure
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Princeton's WordNet
mouthpiece, embouchurenoun
the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Wiktionary
embouchurenoun
The shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument.
Etymology: From embouchure, from emboucher.
Wikipedia
Embouchure
Embouchure (English: (listen)) or lipping is the use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument. This includes shaping the lips to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument or the mouthpiece of a brass instrument. The word is of French origin and is related to the root bouche, 'mouth'. Proper embouchure allows instrumentalists to play their instrument at its full range with a full, clear tone and without strain or damage to their muscles.
ChatGPT
embouchure
Embouchure refers to the way a musician positions and uses their mouth, lips, teeth and tongue when playing a wind instrument, such as a flute, trumpet, saxophone, etc, in order to control the sound. The correct embouchure helps to produce the right pitch and tone. It can also refer to the shape and size of the opening through which air escapes on these types of instruments.
Webster Dictionary
Embouchurenoun
the mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon
Embouchurenoun
the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
Embouchurenoun
the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure
Etymology: [F., fr. emboucher to put to the mouth; pref. em- (L. in) + bouche the mouth. Cf. Embouge, Debouch.]
Wikidata
Embouchure
The embouchure is the use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece of woodwind instruments or the mouthpiece of the brass instruments. The word is of French origin and is related to the root bouche, 'mouth'. The proper embouchure allows the instrumentalist to play the instrument at its full range with a full, clear tone and without strain or damage to one's muscles.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Embouchure
ang-boo-shür′, n. the mouth of a river: the mouth-hole of a wind musical instrument. [Fr.,—em-boucher, to put to the mouth—en, in, bouche, a mouth.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
embouchure
A French word adopted as signifying the mouth of a river, by which its waters are discharged, or by which it is entered. The term is now in general use.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of embouchure in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of embouchure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- imboccaturaItalian
- embocaduraPortuguese
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