carillon — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carillon noun A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- chime noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
- glockenspiel noun A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.
Senses
carillon is used for these senses in English:
- carillon (musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- chime (musical instruments) A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
- glockenspiel (musical instrument) A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments; like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano, and is also smaller in size and higher in pitch.
carillon — full definition
- noun A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- noun A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
chime — full definition
- noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
- verb To make a ringing sound, like a bell.
- verb To agree or fit together (often "chime in" for joining a conversation).