cymbalnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈsɪm.bəl/us/ˈsɪm.bəl/a flat, round musical instrument made of brass that makes a loud noise when hit with a stick or against another cymbal
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- flute
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- sax
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
- wind chimes
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Examples from literature
- As the horns tooted and the cymbals clashed they entered the town.
- She had borrowed two sets of castanets, a pair of cymbals, and a triangle, and with these loud-sounding instruments she and her companions emphasized the chorus.
- The men accompany them beating drums and cymbals.
- Thus no stringed instruments are permitted to be used in temples, but only the gong, cymbal, horn and conch-shell.