A thin, round metal plate used as a musical instrument, which makes a loud crashing or ringing sound when struck.
From Latin 'cymbalum', from Greek 'kymbalon', related to 'kymbē' meaning 'bowl' or 'hollow vessel'. The name refers to its shallow, dish-like shape.
A cymbal is basically a metal bowl turned into a sound explosion. That one crash can cut through an entire orchestra, proving that shape plus material can equal huge volume.
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