English

Noun

marimbaphone ‎(plural marimbaphones)

1. (obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.

Usage notes

In musical scores, such as for orchestral music, the word marimbaphone often refers to the normal marimba rather than the steel-keyed instrument more precisely known as the marimbaphone.