Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun double_reed

2 senses of double reed

Sense 1
double-reed instrument, double reed -- (a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together)
       => beating-reed instrument, reed instrument, reed -- (a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed)

Sense 2
double reed -- (a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds)
       => reed, vibrating reed -- (a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece")