WordNet 3.0 Vocabulary Helper: carillon

Overview of noun carillon

1. carillon -- (set of bells hung in a bell tower)
2. bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing -- (playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower)

1 of 2 senses of carillon

bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing -- (playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower)

change ringing -- (ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing)

2 senses of carillon

carillon -- (set of bells hung in a bell tower)

chime, bell, gong -- (a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument)

bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing -- (playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower)

music -- (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); ``his music was his central interest'' )

2 senses of carillon

carillon -- (set of bells hung in a bell tower)

chime, bell, gong -- (a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument)
carillon -- (set of bells hung in a bell tower)
handbell -- (a bell that is held in the hand)

bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing -- (playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower)

music -- (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); ``his music was his central interest'' )
bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing -- (playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower)
instrumental music -- (music produced by playing a musical instrument)
intonation -- (the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations)
percussion -- (the act of playing a percussion instrument)
vocal music -- (music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music))
whistling -- (the act of whistling a tune; ``his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work'' )

2 senses of carillon

carillon -- (set of bells hung in a bell tower)

chime, bell, gong -- (a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument)
percussion instrument, percussive instrument -- (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)
HAS PART: mallet, hammer -- (a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.)
musical instrument, instrument -- (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)
device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; ``the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water'' )
instrumentality, instrumentation -- (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
artifact, artefact -- (a man-made object taken as a whole)
whole, unit -- (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; ``how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit'' )
HAS PART: part, portion -- (something less than the whole of a human artifact; ``the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together'' )
HAS PART: section, segment -- (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; ``a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road'' )

bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing -- (playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower)

music -- (musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); ``his music was his central interest'' )
HAS PART: beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M. -- (the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds)

End of WordNet output for carillon.