wikipedia|dab=chime
English
Etymology
From L. cymbalum (maybe via OF. chimbe).

Pronunciation
rhymes|aɪm

Noun
en-noun

1. musici A musical instrument producing a sound when strike|struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.

#:Sylvia had a recording of someone playing the chimes against a background of surf noise that she found calming.
#:Hugo was a chime player in the school orchestra.

1. An individual ringing component of such a set.

#:Peter removed the C# chime from is mounting so that he could get at the dust that had accumulated underneath.

1. A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.

#:The professor had stuffed a wad of gum into the chime of his doorbell so that he wouldn't be bothered.

1. The sound of such an instrument or device.

#:The copier gave a chime to indicate that it had finished printing.

1. A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.

#:Strike the bell with the brass chime hanging on the chain next to it.

Derived terms
chimist

Translations
trans-top|musical instrument
Finnish: kello
trans-mid
Russian: колокол��ики (kolokól'�iki) p
trans-bottom

trans-top|individual component thereof
Finnish: kello
trans-mid
Russian: колокол��ик (kolokól'�ik) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|ringing or tone making component of a device
Finnish: kellonsoitto
trans-mid
Russian: колокол��ик (kolokól'�ik) m, звонок (zvonók) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|sound made by a chime
trans-mid
Russian: звон (zvon) m, звонок (zvonók) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|hammer or device to strike a bell
trans-mid
Russian: моло�ок (molotók) m
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|chim|ing

1. To make the sound of a chime.

#:The microwave chimed to indicate that it was done cooking.
#:I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon.

1. To agree; to correspond.

#:The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research.

Translations

Portuguese: [2] combinar

Derived terms
chime in, chime up

fa:chime
io:chime
it:chime
ru:chime
te:chime
vi:chime
zh:chime

• 2007-12-22 15:41 - Keene - [[chimist]]

Full Revision History