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cymbal
(encz) | cymbal,činel n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cymbal
(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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cymbal
(wn) | cymbal
n 1: 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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cymbal
(encz) | cymbal,činel n: Zdeněk Brož |
cymbalist
(encz) | cymbalist,činelista Zdeněk Brož |
cymbalo
(encz) | cymbalo,cimbál n: Zdeněk Brož |
finger cymbals
(encz) | finger cymbals, n: |
high-hat cymbal
(encz) | high-hat cymbal, n: |
Cymbalist
(gcide) | Cymbalist \Cym"bal*ist\, n.
A performer upon cymbals.
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Linaria Cymbalaria
(gcide) | Pennywort \Pen"ny*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with
roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging
baskets.
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March pennywort, or Water pennywort. (Bot.) See under
March.
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cymbal
(wn) | cymbal
n 1: 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 |
cymbalist
(wn) | cymbalist
n 1: a performer on the cymbals |
finger cymbals
(wn) | finger cymbals
n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow
pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and
fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish
dancers) in rhythm with the dance [syn: bones,
castanets, clappers, finger cymbals] |
high-hat cymbal
(wn) | high-hat cymbal
n 1: cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal [syn: {high-hat
cymbal}, high hat] |
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