cymbal

[cym·bal]

Crash! Clang! Those are the sounds made by a cymbal a loud percussion instrument that is part of most drum kits.

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A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller.

Noun
a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together


n.
A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller.

n.
A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together.

n.
A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings.


Cymbal

Cym"bal (s?m"bal). n. [OE. cimbale, simbale, OF. cimbale, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. , fr. , , anything hollow, hollow vessel, basin, akin to Skr. kubha pot. Cf. Chime.] 1. A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller. 2. A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together. &hand; In orchestras, one cymbal is commonly attached to the bass drum, and the other heid in the drummer's left hand, while his right hand uses the drumstick. 3. A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings.

A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller.

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