chime

Definition of chime in English English dictionary: An individual ringing component of such a set
Peter removed the C# chime from is mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.; A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device
The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered.; To make the sound of a chime
I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon.; A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes
Hugo was a chime player in the school orchestra.; To agree; to correspond
The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research.; A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell
Strike the bell with the brass chime hanging on the chain next to it.; The sound of such an instrument or device
The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.; {n} a sound of bells, agreement, concord; {v} to gingle, sound together, join, agree; To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically; To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming; a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer; (n ) Chained vector time, approximately equal to the vector length in a DO-loop The number of chimes required for a loop dominates the time required for execution A new chime begins each time a resource such as a functional unit, vector register or memory path, must be reused; To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony; Center of Healthcare Information Management Executives; A set of bells musically tuned to each other; the music performed on such a set of bells by hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking of the hours or their divisions; To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to correspond; to fall in with; See Chine, n; a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed; The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments; When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds. He heard the front doorbell chime. as the Guildhall clock chimed three o'clock. a mahogany chiming clock; To join in a conversation; to express assent; followed by in or in with; Chimes are a set of small objects which make a ringing sound when they are blown by the wind. the haunting sound of the wind chimes. The rim of a cask; A sequence of vector operations that can be chained into a single pipeline The limitation on such a sequence is that the same vector functional unit cannot be used twice in the same chain Therefore, a loop that contains two vector adds, for example, contains at least two chimes because there is only one vector add functional unit; The expanded edge or rim of a barrel, pail, or drum; bottom or top perimeter of the drum comprised of the edges of the combined thickness of the head and the body; A chime is a ringing sound made by a bell, especially when it is part of a clock. The ceremony started as the chimes of midnight struck; Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound; Early English term was chymme bells, from chymbals, an Anglicization of the Latin cymbala A set of bells usually numbering up to 16 (but not more than 22) and hung stationary They are played melodically-occasionally with simple harmony-either by automatic action, from an electric keyboard, or from a chime stand of wooden levers and sometimes pedals If sounded automatically, the chime may be set off by clock action or by controls which permit designated periods of play To chime refers to the automatic ringing of the bells of the chime In England it also refers to the ordinary swinging of a church bell in a limited arc (as opposed to the full circle of 360 degrees for bells in change ringing); emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"; The bell-like sound made when a clock strikes on the hour, half-hour, etc Two familiar chimes traditionally found in clocks are the Westminster chime made by the famous Big Ben in London, and the bim-bam, a two-note chime; Chained vector time A chime begins each time a resource gets reused in a Do loop; {f} ring, make a bell-like sound; strike a bell, cause to ring; harmonize; be in harmony with; enter into a conversation; {i} ring of a bell; harmony; The lip around the opening of a paint can into which the lid is placed; To sound in harmonious accord, as bells; chimb
chime in: to talk; to join in conversation or discussion
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chime in: break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
chime in: If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken. `Why?' Pete asked impatiently. --- `Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. `It seems like a good idea to me.' At this, some of the others chime in with memories of prewar deprivations
chime in with: be in harmony with
chime in with: If one thing chimes in with another thing or chimes with it, the two things are similar or consistent with each other. He has managed to find a response to each new political development that chimes in with most Germans' instinct The president's remarks do not entirely chime with those coming from American and British politicians
chimer: A person who rings chimes on bells
chiming: An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes
chiming: Present participle of chime
chimed: past of chime
chimer: {i} something which makes a ringing sound
chimer: A bell that chimes
chimer: One who chimes
chimes: plural of chime
chimes: third-person singular of chime