Definizione monolingua

chime

chime (third-person singular simple present chimes, present participle chiming, simple past and past participle chimed)

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.

2. To agree; to correspond.

   The other labs results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research.

chime (plural chimes)

1. (music) A musical instrument producing a sound when 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.

2. 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.

3. 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 wouldnt be bothered.

4. The sound of such an instrument or device.

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

5. 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.

Definizione dizionario chime

acciottolio

battere

carillon

scampanio

suonare

tintinnare

Altri significati:

bell (often a large hanging bell)

The sound of such an instrument or device.

musical instrument

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

to agree, correspond

To agree; to correspond.

(music) A musical instrument producing a sound when 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 .

An individual ringing component of such a set.

hammer or device to strike a bell

ringing or tone-making component of a device

to make the sound of chime

snort (nose)

sound made by a chime

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

To make the sound of a chime.

individual component thereof