saxophone Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
    sax.

WordNet

Sax"o*phone noun
Etymology
A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see Saxhorn) + Gr. tone.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet.

Webster 1913