chime
A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell or actually a bellA 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.
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Meaning
5 sensesA 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 had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.
Sylvia was a chime player in the school orchestra.
Glocke
колоко́льчикиkolokólʹčiki, звонzvon, звоно́кzvonók
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.
колоко́льчикkolokólʹčik, звоно́кzvonók
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.
молото́кmolotók
More meanings 2
An individual ringing component of such a set.
Peter removed the C♯ chime from its mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.
колоко́льчикkolokólʹčik
The sound of such an instrument or device.
The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.
Chimes sing Sunday morn.
- a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
Origin
From Middle English chymbe, chyme, probably from Old Northern French chimbe (“cymbal”), aFrom Middle English chymbe, chyme, probably from Old Northern French chimbe (“cymbal”), a back-formation from chimble, cimble, from Latin cymbalum; perhaps reinforced by a misinterpretation of a Middle English *chymbele (from Old English ċimbala, ċimbal (“cymbal”)) as chymbe belle.
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