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accordion
[uh-kawr-dee-uhn]
noun
Also called piano accordion.a portable wind instrument having a large bellows for forcing air through small metal reeds, a keyboard for the right hand, and buttons for sounding single bass notes or chords for the left hand.
a similar instrument having single-note buttons instead of a keyboard.
adjective
having a fold or folds like the bellows of an accordion.
accordion roof; accordion panel.
verb (used without object)
(of a door, roof, or other covering) to open by folding back or pressing together in the manner of an accordion.
The roof of the car accordions to let in sunlight and fresh air.
to fold, crush together, or collapse in the manner of an accordion.
verb (used with object)
to demolish by crushing together lengthwise.
The impact accordioned the car beneath the truck.
accordion
/ əˈɔːɪə /
noun
a portable box-shaped instrument of the reed organ family, consisting of metallic reeds that are made to vibrate by air from a set of bellows controlled by the player's hands. Notes are produced by means of studlike keys
short for piano accordion
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈǰ徱DzԾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of accordion1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of accordion1
Example Sentences
There’s this weird accordion thing going on, and I don’t know where this is going.
He took accordion lessons, but set the instrument aside after six weeks.
“Of course we used accordions to help us,” said Jerónimo Contreras, 42, a businessman who was accompanying his elderly parents at a polling site.
Her period details are spot on, candy for those of us who were children during the Carter presidency: hot plates, instant coffee, accordion files, “Smokey and the Bandit.”
Fortunately, the Madonna Inn — the visual version of an accordion orchestra — is just three miles away.
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