Cymbal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cymbal \Cym"bal\ (s?m"bal). n. [OE. cimbale, simbale, OF.
     cimbale, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. ky`mbalon, fr.
     ky`mbh, ky`mbos, 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.
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     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.
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     Note: 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.
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     3. A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of
        steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable
        rings.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cymbal
       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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "cymbal":
     apple fritter, battery, beignet, beignet aux pommes, bells,
     bismarck, bones, castanets, celesta, chime, chimes, clappers,
     crash cymbal, cruller, cymbals, doughnut, fastnacht,
     finger cymbals, friedcake, fritter, gamelan, glockenspiel, gong,
     handbells, idiophone, lyra, maraca, marimba, metallophone, olykoek,
     orchestral bells, percussion, percussion instrument, percussions,
     percussive, raised doughnut, rattle, rattlebones, sinker, sizzler,
     snappers, tam-tam, tintinnabula, tonitruone, triangle,
     tubular bells, twister, vibes, vibraphone, xylophone