Home › Words › D › diaulosdiaulos/daɪˈɔːlɒs/diaulos means an Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.diaulos is pronounced /daɪˈɔːlɒs/.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek δίαυλος (díaulos) (equivalent to di- + aulos).nounAn Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.A peristyle round the great court of the palaestra.A kind of Ancient Greek footrace.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aulos 72% match — Any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes. vs diaulos →aulete 63% match — An aulos player. vs diaulos →dulcian 62% match — A Renaissance bass woodwind instrument, with a double reed and a folded conical bore vs diaulos →aulochrome 59% match — A modern woodwind instrument consisting of two soprano saxophones that can be played either separately or together. vs diaulos →aeolopantalon 57% match — An obsolete musical instrument combining the aeolomelodicon with a piano, allowing them to be played separately or together. vs diaulos →zhaleika 56% match — A Russian (or broader Slavic) wind instrument with one or two pipes. vs diaulos →aulode 56% match — An aulos player. vs diaulos →aeolodicon 56% match — An obsolete keyed wind instrument resembling the harmonium, its tone produced from steel springs. vs diaulos →