Glockenspiel

//ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers wordnet

Example

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"In the 1990's, there was a software development tool called Glockenspiel."

Etymology

From German Glockenspiel (literally “bells-set”).

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