bronze bell
Cast metal ringer
A bronze bell is a bell cast from bronze, an alloy of copper and tin prized for its resonant acoustic properties.
Bronze bells produce rich, sustained tones and have been used for centuries in churches, temples, and civic buildings: The bronze bell tolled across the valley.
The term may also describe smaller bells used in meditation or musical contexts.
- chimeMelodic bell sound
- tollFee for passage
- clangLoud metallic sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
temple · Buddhist temple · church · monastery · patina · verdigris · copper · tin · alloy · cast · lost wax · foundry · belfry · tower · call to prayer · gong · ring · peal
sound production method
bronze bellwhistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
air horn · steam whistle · siren · flashing light · visual signal
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