- concertina-like
- <tech.gen> ■ ziehharmonikaähnlich; Faltenbalg-
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
concertina-like
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concertina — con|cer|ti|na [ ,kansər tinə ] noun count a musical instrument similar to an ACCORDION that you play by pressing buttons on each side and pushing the two sides together a. used about things with parts that can be squeezed or pressed together like … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
