Glockenspiel
//ˈɡlɑk.ənˌʃpil// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
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
Example
More examples"In the 1990's, there was a software development tool called Glockenspiel."
Etymology
From German Glockenspiel (literally “bells-set”).
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