vibraharp

vibraharp
/vuy"breuh hahrp'/, n.
a musical percussion instrument that resembles a marimba and is played with mallets, but that has metal instead of wooden bars and has a set of electrically powered resonators for sustaining the tone or creating a vibrato. Also called vibraphone.
[1925-30; < L vibra(re) to shake + HARP]

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