Look up: Cymbal

1. Cymbal
   The cymbal is a brass musical instrument, and the oldest recorded known musical instrument. Generally it consists of a suspended brass disk or shallow bowl which is struck with a stick. In Britain, the cymbal was originally a military musical instrument, before becoming adopted as part of the orches...
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2. cymbal
   [n] - a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk
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3. cymbal
   plate of metal with leather handles Category: General • possibly owing to its brilliant effect, the stop derives its name from the orchestral cymbals...Practically identical with sharp mixture of furniture. Category: General
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4. Cymbal
   Cym'bal (sĭm'b a l). noun [ Middle English cimbale , simbale , Old French cimbale , French cymbale , Latin cymbalum , from Greek ky`mbalon , from ky`mbh , ky`mbos , any...
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5. cymbal
   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
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6. Cymbal
   • (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 used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings. • (n.) A musical instr...
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7. cymbal
   percussion instrument consisting of a circular flat or concave metal plate that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly ... [5 related articles]
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8. cymbal
   Ancient percussion instrument of indefinite pitch. It consists of a shallow, circular brass dish suspended from the centre. They are either used in pairs clashed together or singly, struck with a beater. Crashed cymbals can be heard in Dvorak's first and eighth Slavonic Dances. Extensive use of cymbals is found in much 20th&#...
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9. Cymbal
   `Cymbals` are a common percussion instrument. Cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys; see cymbal making for a discussion of their manufacture. The greater majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sound a defini...
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