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• Cymbal manufacturers — manufacture Cymbals for percussionists and other musicians. Contents 1 Major cymbal manufacturers 2 Other cymbal manufacturers 2.1 Amedia Cymbals 2.2 …   Wikipedia

• cymbal — ► NOUN ▪ a musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate which is either struck against another one or struck with a stick. ORIGIN Greek kumbalon, from kumb cup …   English terms dictionary

• Cymbal — A suspended cymbal …   Wikipedia

• cymbal — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cymbal & Anglo French cymbele, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon, from kymbē bowl, boat Date: before 12th century a concave brass plate that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cymbal — [14] The notion underlying cymbal is of a ‘hollow vessel’. Greek kúmbē meant ‘cup, bowl’. From it was derived kúmbalon, which passed via Latin cymbalum into Old French as cimbal ‘metal plate struck to make a noise’. This did not survive much… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• cymbal — [14] The notion underlying cymbal is of a ‘hollow vessel’. Greek kúmbē meant ‘cup, bowl’. From it was derived kúmbalon, which passed via Latin cymbalum into Old French as cimbal ‘metal plate struck to make a noise’. This did not survive much… …   Word origins

• cymbal — cym|bal [ˈsımbəl] n [Date: 800 900; : Latin; Origin: cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon, from kymbe bowl ] 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 ▪ the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cymbal — /ˈsɪmbəl / (say simbuhl) noun a brass or bronze concave plate giving a metallic sound when struck. {Middle English, Old English, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon, from kymbē cup, bowl} –cymbalist, noun …  

• Xylophone — Percussion instrument Hornbostel–Sachs classification 111.212 (Directly struck idiophone) Developed Antiquity The xyl …   Wikipedia

• percussion instrument — a musical instrument, as the drum, cymbal, triangle, xylophone, or piano, that is struck to produce a sound, as distinguished from string or wind instruments. [1870 75] * * * A musical instrument that is struck (or sometimes shaken or scraped) to …   Universalium

• TEMPLE — The article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple history structure the ground plan of the temple the detailed plan of the temple general description the porch THE MAIN ROOM (HEKHAL) OR HOLY PLACE …   Encyclopedia of Judaism