cym ‧ bal /ˈsɪmb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 800-900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: cymbalum , from Greek kymbalon , from kymbe 'bowl' ]
a musical instrument in the form of a thin round metal plate, which you play by hitting it with a stick or by hitting two of them together:
the clash of cymbals