n. One of a pair of concave plates of brass or bronze which, when struck together, produce a sharp, ringing sound: usually in the plural.n. In organ-building, a mixture-stop of very high pitch.n. A musical instrument made of a piece of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are passed several rings, which are touched and shifted along the triangle with an iron rod held in the right hand, while the cymbal is supported in the left by a cord. Also spelled symbal. Imp. Dict.