Concertina (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having buttonlike keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.
  2. concertina wire.
verb (used without object), con·cer·ti·naed [kon-ser-tee-nuhd], /ˌkɒn sərˈti nəd/, con·cer·ti·na·ing [kon-ser-tee-nuh-ing]. /ˌkɒn sərˈti nə ɪŋ/.
  1. to fold, crush together, or collapse in the manner of a concertina: The car concertinaed when it hit the truck.
verb (used with object), con·cer·ti·naed [kon-ser-tee-nuhd], /ˌkɒn sərˈti nəd/, con·cer·ti·na·ing [kon-ser-tee-nuh-ing]. /ˌkɒn sərˈti nə ɪŋ/.
  1. to cause to fold or collapse in the manner of a concertina.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a concertina: concertina pleats.
noun
  1. a small hexagonal musical instrument of the reed organ family in which metallic reeds are vibrated by air from a set of bellows operated by the player's hands. Notes are produced by pressing buttons
verb -nas, -naing or -naed
  1. to collapse or fold up like a concertina
Concertina (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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