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Cymbal vs Bagpipes - What's the difference?

cymbal | bagpipes |

As nouns the difference between cymbal and bagpipes

is that cymbal is (musical instruments) a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like while bagpipes is a musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes there are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics.

cymbal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (musical instruments) a concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.

    • Derived terms

    * cymbalist

    bagpipes

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bagpipe

    Noun

  • A musical wind instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different national traditions, each having peculiar characteristics.
    • ''Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire

    Synonyms

    * (musical wind instrument) bagpipe, pipes; the pipes (usually Scottish)

    Derived terms

    * bagpiper

    See also

    * bota bag * musette