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
It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller
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
A cymbal is a flat circular brass object that is used as a musical instrument. You hit it with a stick or hit two cymbals together, making a loud noise. a musical instrument in the form of a thin round metal plate, which you play by hitting it with a stick or by hitting two of them together (cymbalum, from kymbalon, from kymbe ). Percussion instrument consisting of a circular metal plate that is struck with a drumstick or two such plates that are struck together. They were used, often ritually, in Assyria, Israel (from 1100 BC), Egypt, and other ancient civilizations, spread to East Asia, and reached Europe by the 13th century AD. Western orchestral cymbals derive from those used in the Turkish military bands in vogue in 18th-century Europe. Though Asian cymbals are often flat, Middle Eastern and Western cymbals usually have a central concave dome, or boss, so that only the edges touch when they are clashed. The finest cymbals have long been manufactured in Turkey by means of closely guarded techniques. In popular music, cymbals are not clashed manually; instead, a cymbal suspended on a sticklike stand may be brushed or struck, and horizontal "hi-hat" cymbals are clashed lightly by use of a pedal mechanism
A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable rings