cym·bal (s m b l)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. [Middle English, from Old English and from Old French cymbale, both from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumb  , bowl.]cym  bal·eer (smb-lîr), cymbal·er, cymbal·ist n. |
cymbal [ˈsɪmbəl]
n
(Music / Instruments) a percussion instrument of indefinite pitch consisting of a thin circular piece of brass, which vibrates when clashed together with another cymbal or struck with a stick
[Old English cymbala, from Medieval Latin, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kumbalon, from kumbē something hollow]
cymbaler , cymbaleer, cymbalist n
cymbal-like adj
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| Noun | 1. |  cymbal - a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck togetherhigh hat, high-hat cymbal - cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another zill - one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance |
Translations
n cymbal [ˈsimbəl]
a brass musical instrument like a plate with a hollow in the centre, two of which are struck together to produce a noise The cymbals clashed. simbaal صَنْج نُحاسي чинел činel bækken die Zimbel κύμβαλο címbalo, platillo simbel سنج symbaali cymbale מְצִילתָיִים मंजीरा cimbal cintányér simbal málmgjöll, simbalar cembalo シンバル 심벌즈 lėkštė šķīvji (mūzikas instruments) simbal cimbaal bekken czynel prato talger тарелка činel činele činela cymbal ฉาบ zil 鐃鈸 тарілки جهانجھ cái chũm chọe 铙钹
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