What does "glockenspiel" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "glockenspiel"?

Common synonyms include: battery, bell, bells, bones, castanets, celesta.

How do you pronounce "glockenspiel"?

Pronounced //ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil//.

Glockenspiel

/ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil/ noun

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Noun

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

Synonyms

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battery bell bells bones castanets celesta

Antonyms

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unpitched percussion

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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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