Chime

Meaning

Noun

●

In Musical instruments & Percussion instruments:

A

musical instrument

a

when

,

to a

(e.g. a

) or

a

. Often used in the

to

to the set: the chimes.

●

An individual

of such a set.

●

A small

or other

or tone-making

as a

of some other

.

●

The

of such an

or device.

●

A small

or other

used to

a bell.

●

Alternative form of

(“edge of a

; part of a

; etc.”)

Verb

●

To make the

of a chime.

●

To cause to

in

; to

a

, as upon a set of

; to

or

.

●

To

; to

rhythmically.

●

To

; to correspond.

●

To make a

of

; to

,

rhyming.

Sourced from

Origin

chime

English

cymbalum

Latin

κύμβαλον

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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