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1. (n.) cymbal
a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by being struck together, or singly, by being struck with a drumstick or the like.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE cymbala < ML, var. of cymbalum, L < Gk kýmbalon, akin to kýmbos, kýmbē hollow object)
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1. (noun) 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 together
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1. (noun) cymbal
a musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller
2. (noun) cymbal
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
3. (noun) cymbal
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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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: simbaal |
 Arabic: صَنْج نُحاسي |
 Bulgarian: чинел |
 Brazilian: prato |
 Czech: činel |
 German: die Zimbel |
 Danish: bækken |
 Greek: κύμβαλο |
 Spanish: címbalo, platillo |
 Estonian: simbel |
 Farsi: سنج |
 Finnish: symbaali |
 French: cymbale |
 Hebrew: מְצִילתָיִים |
 Hindi: मंजीरा |
 Croatian: cimbal |
 Hungarian: cintányér |
 Indonesian: simbal |
 Icelandic: málmgjöll, simbalar |
 Italian: cembalo |
 Japanese: シンバル |
 Korean: 심벌즈 |
 Lithuanian: lėkštė |
 Latvian: šķīvji (mūzikas instrumen |
 Malay: simbal |
 Dutch: cimbaal |
 Norwegian: bekken |
 Polish: czynel |
 Persian: سنج |
 Pashto: سنج |
 Portuguese: prato |
 Romanian: talger |
 Russian: тарелка |
 Slovak: činel |
 Slovenian: činele |
 Serbian: činela |
 Swedish: cymbal |
 Thai: ฉาบ |
 Turkish: zil |
 Taiwanese: 鐃鈸 |
 Ukrainian: тарілки |
 Urdu: جهانجھ |
 Vietnamese: cái chũm chọe |
 Chinese: 铙钹 |
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