gong chime

noun

: any of a class of chiefly southeast Asian musical instruments (such as the bonang or kulintang) consisting of a set of pot-shaped bossed gongs of definite pitch that are normally played with the open side down and suspended on a frame

The gong chime is found in several countries, and consists of a number of gongs tuned according to the varying scales used.

—James Holland, Percussion, 1981

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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