a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

the act of playing a percussion instrument

a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together

The plane figure formed by connecting three points not in a straight line by straight line segments; a three-sided polygon, Music A percussion instrument consisting of a piece of metal in the shape of a triangle open at one angle, A musical instrument of percussion, made of a rod of polished steel bent into the form of a triangle, and open at one of its angles

A hand tool consisting of a handle with a head of metal or other heavy rigid material that is attached at a right angle, used for striking or pounding, The part of a gunlock that hits the primer or firing pin or explodes the percussion cap and causes the gun to fire, A part of an apparatus that strikes a gong or bell, as in a clock, intransitive verb_ To put together, fasten, or seal, particularly with nails, by hammering,

A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a membrane stretched tightly over one or both ends, played by beating with the hands or sticks, A doffer in a carding-machine, The barrel of a crane or windlass, intransitive verb_ To perform (a piece or tune) on or as if on a drum, To summon by or as if by beating a drum

A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments, The instruments played by such a group, The area in a theater or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

the act of playing a percussion instrument

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled