change ringing

change ringing
noun Date: 1872 the art or practice of ringing a set of tuned bells (as in the bell tower of a church) in continually varying order

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  • Change ringing — Change Change, n. [F. change, fr. changer. See {Change}. v. t.] 1. Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of habits or principles. [1913 Webster] Apprehensions of a change… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • change-ringing — n. ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing. See {change[9]}, n. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • change ringing — n. the act of ringing a series of different changes on a set of bells tuned together …   English World dictionary

  • change-ringing — see ↑ring the changes below. • • • Main Entry: ↑change …   Useful english dictionary

  • Change ringing — Triples redirects here. For other uses, see Triple (disambiguation). Bell ringing practice in Stoke Gabriel parish church, Devon, England Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called… …   Wikipedia

  • Change Ringing — Wechselläuten (auch Variationsläuten, engl. Change Ringing) ist eine hauptsächlich im angelsächsischen Kulturraum verbreitete Kunstform des Glockenläutens. Drei bis zwölf, manchmal mehr, selten aber über sechzehn Glocken werden reihum geläutet,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Change ringing — Wechselläuten (auch Variationsläuten, engl. Change Ringing) ist eine hauptsächlich im angelsächsischen Kulturraum verbreitete Kunstform des Glockenläutens. Drei bis zwölf, manchmal mehr, selten aber über sechzehn Glocken werden reihum geläutet,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • change ringing — the art of ringing a series of tuned bells of different tones, as those hung in a church tower, according to any of various orderly sequences. [1870 75] * * * Traditional English art of ringing tower or hand bells in a succession of different… …   Universalium

  • change ringing — noun ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing • Hypernyms: ↑bell ringing, ↑carillon, ↑carillon playing * * * noun : the art or practice of ringing a set of tuned bells in continually varying order in such a way as to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • change ringing — change′ ring ing n. mad the art of ringing changes in various sequences on a peal of bells • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • Change ringing software — The Blue Line of Plain Bob Minor produced by change ringing software. Change ringing software encompasses the several different types of software in use today in connection with change ringing. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

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