Reed

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Reed may refer to:

[edit] Musical instruments

  • Single-reed instrument, a woodwind instrument that uses only one reed to produce sound
  • Double reed instrument, a woodwind instrument that uses two reeds to produce sound
  • Reed (instrument), a thin strip of cane or similar material which vibrates in wind instruments
  • Reed organ, an organ that generates its sounds using free metal reeds

[edit] Science, technology, biology, and medicine

  • Reed (plant), grass-like plant growing in shallow water or on marshy ground
  • Reed bird, Reed Bunting or Pallas's Reed Bunting
  • Reed-Sternberg cell, related to Hodgkin's disease
  • Reed (weaving), a comb like tool for beating the weft when weaving
  • Reed relay, one or more reed switches controlled by an electromagnet
  • Reed switch, an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field
  • Reed valve, restricts the flow of fluids to a single direction
  • Reed reaction, in chemistry
  • Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times
  • Reed's law, describes the utility of large networks, particularly social networks

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