helicon, bombardon
(noun) a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Helicon
A mountain of Boeotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses.
• Nichole, choline
helicon (plural helicons)
(musical instrument) A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders.
Coordinate terms: sousaphone, tuba
(physics) A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas.
• Nichole, choline
Source: Wiktionary
Hel"i*con, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: A mountain in Boeotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses. From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
