ventil


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ventil /ˈvɛntɪl/
noun Music
  • 1 a valve in a wind instrument.
  • 2 a shutter for regulating the airflow in an organ.
– origin C19: from Ger., from Ital. ventile, from med. L. ventile ‘sluice’, from L. ventus ‘wind’.
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