GLOCKENSPIEL


Meaning of GLOCKENSPIEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglä-kən-ˌspēl, -ˌshpēl ]

noun

Etymology: German, from Glocke bell + Spiel play

Date: circa 1834

: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.