What does crotal mean?
Crotal means A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece..
The earliest type animal bell used was the crotal or sleigh bell. Rather than a round ball as we know it today, it was a birdcage style with pebble rolling around inside.
The tumuli of most of these people have yielded bells, of both the crotal and swinging-clapper varieties.
Use crotal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crotal means A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece..
Common synonyms include crottle, crottal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The earliest type animal bell used was the crotal or sleigh bell. Rather than a round ball as we know it today, it was a birdcage style with pebble rolling around inside.
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