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Gong Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gong? [n] a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [n] a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [v] sound a gong Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gong: bell \| chime \| tam-tam Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gong: battery \| bell \| bells \| bones \| castanets \| celesta \| chime \| chimes \| chink \| church bell \| clang \| clangor \| clank \| clapper \| clappers \| clink \| cowbell \| crash cymbal \| cymbals \| ding \| dingdong \| dinner bell \| dinner gong \| dong \| doorbell \| finger cymbals \| fire bell \| gamelan \| glockenspiel \| gong bell \| hand bell \| handbells \| idiophone \| jangle \| jingle \| jingle bell \| jinglejangle \| knell \| lyra \| maraca \| marimba \| metallophone \| orchestral bells \| passing bell \| peal \| percussion \| percussion instrument \| percussions \| percussive \| rattle \| rattlebones \| ring \| ring changes \| sacring bell \| sheepbell \| sizzler \| sleigh bell \| snappers \| sound \| sound a knell \| tam-tam \| telephone bell \| ting \| tingle \| tink \| tinkle \| tintinnabula \| tintinnabulate \| tintinnabulum \| toll \| tongue \| tonitruone \| triangle \| tubular bells \| vibes \| vibraphone \| xylophone See Also \| carillon \| handbell \| percussion instrument \| percussive instrument \| sound Gong In Webster's Dictionary \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See {Gang}.] A privy or jakes. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Gong farmer}, {Gong man}, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.] \Gong\, n. 1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise. O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong. --Longfellow. 2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also {gong bell}. {Gong metal}, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from which Oriental gongs are made.

Gong Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gong?

[n] a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer
[n] a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick
[v] sound a gong

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gong: bell | chime | tam-tam

Gong In Webster's Dictionary

\Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See
{Gang}.]
A privy or jakes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

{Gong farmer}, {Gong man}, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]


\Gong\, n.
1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the
   East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a
   disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a
   harsh and resounding noise.

         O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong.
                                               --Longfellow.

2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a
   small hammer which is connected with it by various
   mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls
   or alarms; -- called also {gong bell}.

{Gong metal}, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from
   which Oriental gongs are made.

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