1. a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; - Example: "the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece" [syn: reed, vibrating reed]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vibrating reed
n 1: 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"
[syn: reed, vibrating reed]