Flûte Harmonique

noun

Flûte Har·​mo·​nique

¦flütˌhärmə¦nēk

plural Flûtes Harmoniques

-t(s)ˌh-

: an open flute organ pipe with a hole in the side at a harmonic node (see node sense 5) so as to produce the octave harmonic instead of the fundamental

called also Flûte Octaviante, Harmonic Flute

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, harmonic flute

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