チャイム — meaning in English

English meaning

• bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
• chime noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.

Senses

チャイム is used for these senses in English:

• bell A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
• 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.

bell — full definition

1. noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
2. verb To attach a bell to something.
3. verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.

chime — full definition

1. noun A bell-like instrument, or set of them, that rings out a musical note.
2. verb To make a ringing sound, like a bell.
3. verb To agree or fit together (often "chime in" for joining a conversation).

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