The difference between Cornet and Flugelhorn
When used as nouns, cornet means a musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of b-flat, whereas flugelhorn means a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same b-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. a bugle with valves.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cornet and Flugelhorn
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Cornet as a noun:
A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.
Examples:
"synonyms cornet-à-piston cornet-à-pistons"
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Cornet as a noun:
A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.
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Cornet as a noun (UK, dated):
A pastry shell to be filled with ice-cream, hence an ice cream cone.
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Cornet as a noun (obsolete):
A troop of cavalry; so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player.
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Cornet as a noun:
A kind of organ stop.
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Cornet as a noun:
The white headdress worn by the .
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Cornet as a noun (obsolete):
The standard flown by a cavalry troop.
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Cornet as a noun (historical):
The fifth commissioned officer in a cavalry troop, who carried the colours (equivalent to the in infantry).
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Flugelhorn as a noun:
A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider, conical bore, and usually with three valves, in the same B-flat pitch as many trumpets and cornets but with a more deeply conical mouthpiece than those. A bugle with valves.