1. The Western concert flute (also called transverse flute, C flute or Boehm flute) is a side-blown woodwind instrument made of metal or wood
   "The dimensions and key system of the modern transverse flute and its close relatives are almost completely the work of the great flautist, composer, acoustician and silversmith, Theobald Boehm, who patented his system in 1847.";
   - C flute, Boehm flute, Western concert flute
    
2. A wind instrument consisting of a metal tube held horizontally, with finger holes and keys, played by blowing across a hole near one end
   "The transverse flute carried the melody in the orchestra's performance";
   - flute

Derived forms: transverse flutes

Type of: wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument

Encyclopedia: Transverse flute