cymbal

noun

cym·bal ˈsim-bəl

: a concave metal plate (as of brass or bronze) that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together

cymbalist

ˈsim-bə-list

noun

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Here, everything from the driving kick drum to Callahan's rich vocals to the sparkling cymbals in the high end is reproduced clearly. —

PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 The Elizabethan Revival building was erected as a birthday present for the family’s 16-year-old daughter and has a stage at the end of a 75-foot-long, half-timber-style hall heated by a massive stone fireplace and presided over by a pipe organ and gargoyles playing cymbals and drums. —

Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2024 Similarly, the three included cymbal pads benefit from honeycomb rubber, mesh and venting as well. —

New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024 Singer Gibby Haynes squirted flammable liquid on a cymbal, set it ablaze, and kept smashing the cymbal with a drumstick—flames shot up to the ceiling! —

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