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Webster 1913 Edition
Cymbal
Cym′bal
(s?m′bal)
. Noun.
[OE.
cimbale
, simbale
, OF. cimbale
, F. cymbale
, L. cymbalum
, fr. Gr. κύμβαλον
, fr. κύμβη
, κύμβος
, 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.
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.
☞ 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.
3.
A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cymbal
CYMBAL
,Noun.
1.
A musical instrument used by the ancients, hollow and made of brass, somewhat like a kettle-drum; but the precise form is not ascertained.2.
A mean instrument used by gypsies and vagrants, made of a steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are passed fie rings, which are touched and shifter along the triangle with an iron rod held in the left hand, while it is supported in the right by a ring, to give it free motion.Definition 2024
cymbal
cymbal
English
Noun
A cymbal on a stand.
cymbal (plural cymbals)
- (music) A concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
Derived terms
Translations
a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck
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Swedish
Noun
cymbal c
Declension
| Inflection of cymbal | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | cymbal | cymbalen | cymbaler | cymbalerna |
| Genitive | cymbals | cymbalens | cymbalers | cymbalernas |