glockenspiel

pronunciation

How to pronounce glockenspiel in British English: UK [ˈglɒkənʃpi:l]word uk audio image

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

Word Origin

glockenspiel (n.)
1825 as a type of organ-stop 1834 as a musical instrument consisting of small bells or metal bars struck by hammers, from German Glockenspiel, literally "play of bells," from plural of Glocke "bell" (see clock (n.)) + Spiel "a play" (see spiel).

Example

1. I think electrons , perhaps , sound like a glockenspiel to me .

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