cym‧bal /ˈsɪmb
əl/
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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲