"embouchure" meaning in English

See embouchure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/ [UK], /ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/ [US], /ˌɑm.bəˈʃʊɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-embouchure.ogg Forms: embouchures [plural]
Etymology: From French embouchure, from emboucher (“to put in one’s mouth”), from en- (“in”) + bouche (“mouth”), from Latin bucca (“cheek”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|embouchure}} French embouchure, {{der|en|la|bucca||cheek}} Latin bucca (“cheek”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} embouchure (countable and uncountable, plural embouchures)
  1. (music) The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument): 口型 (kǒuxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), ansatsi (Finnish), huuliote (Finnish), embouchure [feminine] (French), Ansatz [masculine] (German), embocadura [feminine] (Portuguese), амбушю́р (ambušúr) (Russian), embocadura [feminine] (Spanish), ambuşür (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-embouchure-en-noun-dc89ogN4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 6 17 11 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 91 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument': 100 0
  2. (archaic) The mouth of a river or valley. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-embouchure-en-noun-9v4bt3pW

Inflected forms

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