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nounA percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal tubes that are struck with a mallet, producing sounds like those of church bells.
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Origin
From tubular (adjective) + bells.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic آلة إيقاعية
- آلة إيقاعيةpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Basque ezkila tubular
- ezkila tubularpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Bulgarian оркестрови камбани
- оркестрови камбани (orkestrovi kambani)percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Catalan campana tubular
- campana tubularpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Chinese Mandarin 管鐘 /管钟
- 管鐘 /管钟 (guǎnzhōng)percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Danish rørklokker
- rørklokkerpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Dutch buisklokken
- buisklokkenpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Finnish putkikellot
- putkikellotpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
French carillon tubulaire, cloches d'orchestre
- carillon tubulairepercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
- cloches d'orchestrepercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
- cloche tubulairepercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
German Röhrenglocken
- Röhrenglockenpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Hebrew צ׳יימס
- צ׳יימסpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Hungarian csőharang
- csőharangpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Indonesian lonceng tabung
- lonceng tabungpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Irish clogfheadáin
- clogfheadáinpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Italian campane tubolari
- campane tubolaripercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Japanese チューブラーベル
- チューブラーベル (chūburāberu)percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Korean 튜블러 벨
- 튜블러 벨 (tyubeulleo bel)percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Norwegian Bokmål rørklokker
- rørklokkerpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Persian ناقوس لولهای
- ناقوس لولهایpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Polish dzwony rurowe
- dzwony rurowepercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Portuguese sinos tubulares, carrilhão de orquestra
- sinos tubularespercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
- carrilhão de orquestrapercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Romanian clopote tubulare
- clopote tubularepercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Russian оркестро́вые ко́локола
- оркестро́вые ко́локола (orkestróvyje kólokola)percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Spanish campanas tubulares
- campanas tubularespercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Swedish rörklockor
- rörklockorpercussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
Ukrainian о́ркестро́ві дзво́ни
- о́ркестро́ві дзво́ни (órkestróvi dzvóny)percussion instrument consisting of tuned metal tubes
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APA
tubular bells. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubular%20bells
MLA
“tubular bells.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubular%20bells. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubular bells,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubular%20bells.
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