Cymbal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass plate that makes a loud clashing tone when hit with a drumstick or when used in pairs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    zill    high-hat cymbal    high hat   
    Form
    cymbalist   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Trimble    nimble    symbol    thimble   
    Same Context
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