n.
Pronunciation: ' sim-b ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cymbal & Anglo-French cymbele, from Latin cymbalum, from Greek kymbalon, from kymb ē bowl, boat
Date: before 12th century
: a concave brass plate that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly together
– cym · bal · ist \ -b ə -list \ noun