Cymbal

Definition: Cymbal

Cymbal

Noun

1. A percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together.

Date "cymbal" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references)

Etymology: Cymbal \Cym"bal\ (s[i^]m"bal). noun. [Old English cimbale, simbale, Old French cimbale, French cymbale, Latin cymbalum, from Greek ky`mbalon, from ky`mbh, ky`mbos, anything hollow, hollow vessel, basin, akin to Sanskrit kumbha pot. Compare to Chime.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definition
Dream Interpretation	Hearing a cymbal in your dreams, foretells the death of a very aged person of your acquaintance. The sun will shine, but you will see it darkly because of gloom. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Fine Arts	Plate of metal with leather handles. Source: European Union. (references)
	Possibly owing to its brilliant effect, the stop derives its name from the orchestral cymbals. . . Practically identical with sharp mixture of furniture. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Unmeaningness	Empty sound, dead letter, vox et praeterea nihil; "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal."
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Cymbal

Specialty definitions using "cymbal": PERCUSSION-INSTRUMENT REPAIRER ♦ Zel. (references)

Etymologies containing "cymbal": Cembalo. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Cymbal" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Swedish (cymbal, dulcimer).

Domain	Title
Books	"Finger Cymbal Fantasies" (reference) A Tinkling Cymbal (reference) The Cymbal Book (reference) The Fifth Pestilence, Together With the History of the Tinkling Cymbal and Sounding Brass, Ivan Semyonovitch Stratilatov (Classics of Russian) (reference) Zildjian: The History of the Legendary Cymbal Makers (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The Complete Cymbal Guide for the Drumset (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Paper Cymbal (reference) The Very Best of Johnny Cymbal (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	Ostinato bass with a ride cymbal percussion for a short minor blues piano solo.		Rolled cymbal.
	Crescendo on cymbal.		Cymbal crash.
	A snare drum followed by a crash cymbal in a typical joke-ending manner.		Cymbal crash.
	High cymbal and drum combination.		A sustained cymbal ringing.
	Cymbal crash.		One hit on the cymbal of a drum kit.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Francis Bacon	For a crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Cymbal" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "Cymbal" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	80%	8	124,375
Adjective (general or positive)	20%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	10	N/A

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "cymbal": cymbal-and-drum, cymbal-heavy.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "cymbal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		bekken (basin, bowl, pelvis). (various references)

Albanian		pjatë (course, dish, paten, plate), çapare (castanets). (various references)

Arabic		‏الصنج أداة موسيقية. (various references)

Bulgarian		чинел. (various references)

Czech		èinel. (various references)

Danish		baekken (cymbals). (various references)

Dutch		cimbaal (cymbals), bekken (basin, bowl, pelvis). (various references)

Esperanto		cimbalo. (various references)

Farsi		سنج(مو.) (Chime), باسنج نواختن . (various references)

Finnish		symbaali. (various references)

French		cymbale (cymbals). (various references)

German		Becken (basin, basins, bowl, cymbals, pan, pelves, pelvic, pelvis, pond, pool, reservoir, sink, tank), zimbel (cymbalon). (various references)

Greek		κύμβαλο (cymbals). (various references)

Hebrew		מצל�" (bell, chime). (various references)

Hungarian		cintányér. (various references)

Indonesian		canang (crier cymbal), gembreng. (various references)

Irish		ciombal. (various references)

Italian		cembalo (cymbalom, cymbalon or dulcimer, czimbal, czimbalo, czimbalom, czimbalon), piatto (course, dish, dishful, even, flat, plain, plane, plate, plateful, platter, turntable), piatti (dishes, music cymbals). (various references)

Manx		kymbyl. (various references)

Pig Latin		ymbalcay

Portuguese		címbalo (cymbalom, cymbalon or dulcimer, czimbal, czimbalo, czimbalom, czimbalon). (various references)

Romanian		cinel, talger. (various references)

Romany		tsimb� li. (various references)

Russian		кимвал. (various references)

Scottish		tiompan (a musical instrument - a cymbal, tabor). (various references)

Sepedi		simpale. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		cimbal (harpsichord). (various references)

Spanish		platillo (basin, bowl, dish, pan, pot, saucer, scale, scoop, tray), címbalo. (various references)

Swedish		cymbal (dulcimer), bäcken (basin, bedpan, fold, pan, pelvic, pelvis). (various references)

Turkish		zil (bell, doorbell, handbell), büyük zíl. (various references)

Welsh		symbal. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	cymbala, cymbalis, cymbalo, cymbalum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	1 Corinthians Chapter 13, Verse 1
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ean taiV glwssaiV twn anqrwpwn lalw kai twn aggelwn agaphn de mh ecw gegona calkoV hcwn h kumbalon alalazon
Latin	405	Vulgate	Si linguis hominum loquar et angelorum caritatem autem non habeam factus sum velut aes sonans aut cymbalum tinniens
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	If Y speke with tungis of men and of aungels, and Y haue not charite, Y am maad as bras sownynge, or a cymbal tynkynge.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Though I spake with the tonges of me and angels and yet had no love I were eve as soundinge brasse: or as a tynklynge Cymball.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	If I make use of the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am like sounding brass, or a loud-tongued bell.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	1 Corinthians Chapter 13, Verse 1
Cebuano	¶ Kon ako tigpanultig mga dila sa mga tawo ug sa mga manolunda, apan walay gugma, ako usa lamang ka masaba nga agong o piyangpiyang nga nagatagingting.
Croatian	Kad bih sve jezike ljudske govorio i anðeoske, a ljubavi ne bih imao, bio bih mjed što jeèi ili cimbal što zveèi.
Danish	Taler jeg med Menneskers og Engles Tunger, men ikke har Kærlighed, da er jeg bleven et lydende Malm eller en klingende Bjælde.
Dutch	Al ware het, dat ik de talen der mensen en der engelen sprak, en de liefde niet had, zo ware ik een klinkend metaal, of luidende schel geworden.
Finnish	Vaikka minä puhuisin ihmisten ja enkelien kielillä, mutta minulla ei olisi rakkautta, olisin minä vain helisevä vaski tai kilisevä kulkunen.
French	Quand je parlerais les langues des hommes et des anges, si je n`ai pas la charité, je suis un airain qui résonne, ou une cymbale qui retentit.
German	Wenn ich mit Menschen-und mit Engelzungen redete, und hätte der Liebe nicht, so wäre ich ein tönend Erz oder eine klingende Schelle.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Meskipun saya dapat berbicara dengan berbagai bahasa manusia, bahkan dengan bahasa malaikat sekalipun, tetapi saya tidak mengasihi orang lain, maka ucapan-ucapan saya itu hanya bunyi yang nyaring tanpa arti.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Jikalau aku berkata-kata dengan segala bahasa manusia dan malaekat sekalipun, tetapi aku tiada menaruh kasih, niscaya aku sudah menjadi seperti gong yang berbunyi, atau genta yang gemerincing.
Italian	Se anche parlassi le lingue degli uomini e degli angeli, ma non avessi la carit� , sono come un bronzo che risuona o un cembalo che tintinna.
Maori	¶ Ahakoa korero noa ahau i nga reo o nga tangata, o nga anahera, ki te kahore oku aroha, ka rite ahau ki te parahi tangi, ki te himipora tatangi.
Norwegian	Om jeg taler med menneskers og englers tunger, men ikke har kjærlighet, da er jeg en lydende malm eller en klingende bjelle.
Portuguese	Ainda que eu falasse as línguas dos homens e dos anjos, e não tivesse amor, seria como o metal que soa ou como o címbalo que retine.
Rumanian	Chiar dacq aw vorbi kn limbi omenewti wi kngerewti, wi n`aw avea dragoste, sknt o aramq sunqtoare sau un chimval zkngqnitor.
Russian	еУМЙ С ЗПЧПТА СЪЩЛБНЙ ЮЕМПЧЕЮЕУЛЙНЙ Й БОЗЕМШУЛЙНЙ, Б МА�'ЧЙ ОЕ ЙНЕА, ФП С--НЕ�"Ш ЪЧЕОСЭБС ЙМЙ ЛЙНЧБМ ЪЧХЮБЭЙК.
Shuar	¶ Ju nunkanmaya aentsu chichamen Untsurí chichayatnak tura nayaimpinmaya aentsu chichamencha chichayatnak anenkratchaknaka tampur meserua aintsanak aya ten-ten ajajai. Penké ántranak chichaajai.
Spanish	Si yo hablo en lenguas de hombres y de ángeles, pero no tengo amor, vengo a ser como bronce que resuena o un címbalo que retiñe.
Swahili	Hata kama nikinena lugha za watu na hata za malaika, lakini kama sina upendo mimi nimekuwa tu kama sauti ya debe tupu au kengele.
Swedish	Kärlekens lov.
Uma	¶ Ane rapa' -na mporata-ta pakulea' ngkai Inoha' Tomoroli' bona mololita hante wori' nyala basa manusia' ba basa-ra mala'eka wo'o, tapi' ane uma ria ahi' -ta hi doo, uma ria kalaua-na. Bate-na hewa goo' to pario-wadi ba hewa tinti' to padudu-wadi pololita-ta, uma ria kalaua-na.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "cymbal": cymbaler, cymbalers, cymbalist, cymbalists, cymbalom, cymbaloms, cymbals. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Cymbal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ccmail, Cmyb, cyba, Cybill, cymbalo, cymble, cymbol, Cymbra, Kayumba, tymbal. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "cymbal" (pronounced si"mbul)
6	s i" m b u l	symbol.
5	-i" m b u l	nimble, thimble.
4	-m b u l	amble, assemble, bramble, Bumble, crumble, disassemble, dissemble, ensemble, fumble, gamble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, preamble, ramble, reassemble, resemble, rumble, scramble, shamble, stumble, tremble, tumble, umbel, unscramble, wamble.
3	-b u l	able, abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, babble, Babel, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, breakable, bubble, buildable, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, cobble, coble, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, corbel, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, dabble, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, Dibble, digestible, disable, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, double, Drabble, dribble, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enable, enfeeble, enforceable, enjoyable, ennoble, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fable, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, feeble, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, foible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gable, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, herbal, heritable, hobble, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, ignoble, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immeasurable, immiscible, immobile, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intertribal, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, kibble, knowledgeable, label, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, libel, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marble, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, mislabel, mobile, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, nibble, noble, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, nonverbal, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, pebble, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, psychobabble, punishable, questionable, quibble, quotable, rabble, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, rebel, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redouble, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, relabel, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, sable, salable, saleable, salvageable, Scrabble, scribble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, Sibyl, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, timetable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, treble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tunable, turntable, typeable, unable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unserviceable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, valuable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verbal, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, wobble, workable.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-l-m-y"
	-1 letter: balmy, lamby.
	-2 letters: ably, acyl, amyl, balm, blam, calm, clam, clay, cyma, lacy, lamb.
	-3 letters: aby, alb, bal, bam, bay, cab, cam, cay, lab, lac, lam, lay, mac, may, yam.
	-4 letters: ab, al, am, ay, ba, by, la, ma, my, ya.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-l-m-y"
	+1 letter: cymbals.
	+2 letters: amicably, carbamyl, cymbaler, cymbalom, lambency.
	+3 letters: amblyopic, carbamyls, cymbalers, cymbalist, cymbaloms.
	+4 letters: comparably, compatibly, cymbalists, impeccably, implacably, symbolical.
	+5 letters: amicability, combatively, comfortably, commendably, conformably, embracingly, flamboyance, flamboyancy, immedicably.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
cymbal	295	ride cymbal	7
zildjian cymbal	86	zildjan cymbal	6
sabian cymbal	83	cymbal review	6
paiste cymbal	36	cheap cymbal	6
istanbul cymbal	28	cymbal sleeve	6
wuhan cymbal	25	cymbal stewart tommy	6
drum cymbal	21	china cymbal	5
used cymbal	15	cymbal trigger	5
cymbal monkey	13	turkish cymbal	5
finger cymbal	13	splash cymbal	5
cymbal stand	12	cymbal sample	5
cymbal stands	12	ziljian cymbal	5
saluda cymbal	11	cymbal solar	5
accessory cymbal	11	pearl cymbal	4
bosphorus cymbal	11	ufip cymbal	4
meinl cymbal	8	cleaning cymbal	4
camber cymbal	8	zildjian cymbal pack	4
crash cymbal	8	cymbal case	4
discount cymbal	7	zildian cymbal	3
used zildjian cymbal	7	cymbal drum set	3
		cymbal rivet	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Cymbal

Definition: Cymbal

Cymbal

Noun

Specialty Definition: Cymbal

Synonyms within Context: Cymbal

Unmeaningness

Crosswords: Cymbal

Commercial Usage: Cymbal

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Image Slideshow: Cymbal

Illustrations:Cymbal

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Sounds Captioned with "Cymbal".

Familiar Quotations: Cymbal

Francis Bacon

Usage Frequency: Cymbal

Expressions: Cymbal

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Cymbal

Modern Translation: Cymbal

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Bible Trace: Cymbal

Matched Bible Translations: Cymbal

Derivations & Misspellings: Cymbal

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Rhyming with "Cymbal"

Anagrams: Cymbal

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