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* [[Chime (bell instrument)]], an array of large bells, typically housed in a tower and played from a keyboard
* [[Chime (bell instrument)]], an array of large bells, typically housed in a tower and played from a keyboard
** An instrument of this kind with 23 bells or more is known as a [[carillon]]
** An instrument of this kind with 23 bells or more is known as a [[carillon]]
** The chimes produced by a [[striking clock]] to announce the hours
* [[Tubular bell]], or chimes, a percussion instrument struck with hammers
* [[Tubular bell]], or chimes, a percussion instrument struck with hammers
* [[Wind chime]] or Aeolian chime, suspended bells sounded when blown together by the wind
* [[Wind chime]] or Aeolian chime, suspended bells sounded when blown together by the wind

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Chime or chimes may refer to:

Musical instrument or tone

  • Chime (bell instrument), an array of large bells, typically housed in a tower and played from a keyboard
    • An instrument of this kind with 23 bells or more is known as a carillon
    • The chimes produced by a striking clock to announce the hours
  • Tubular bell, or chimes, a percussion instrument struck with hammers
  • Wind chime or Aeolian chime, suspended bells sounded when blown together by the wind
  • Bar chimes also known as a Mark tree, a series of many small chimes of decreasing length, arranged horizontally
  • Chime bars, individual instruments similar to glockenspiel bars but with resonators
  • Warning chime, a sound used in machinery or computers to alert users of a dangerous condition
  • Macintosh startup chime, the sound a Macintosh computer makes on startup

People

Music

Songs

Other

  • Chimes, Arkansas, a community in the United States
  • Chime, the rim of a barrel, one at each end
  • MDL Chime, a plugin used by web browsers to display the 3D structure of molecules

Acronym

See also