English noun: Sax | |||
1. | Sax (person) a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894) | ||
Synonyms | Adolphe Sax | ||
Instance hypernym | maker, shaper | ||
2. | sax (artifact) a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore | ||
Synonyms | saxophone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind | ||