percussion instrument vs finger cymbals

finger cymbals vs percussion instrument

percussion instrument and finger cymbals both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percussion instrument	Yes	No	No	No
finger cymbals	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, finger cymbals is a hyponym of percussion instrument; that is, finger cymbals is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than percussion instrument:

percussion instrument: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
finger cymbals: (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

Other hyponyms of percussion instrument include bones, castanets, clappers, bell, chime, gong, cymbal, drum, membranophone, tympan, glockenspiel, orchestral bells, gong, tam-tam, kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum, lagerphone, maraca, marimba, xylophone, forte-piano, piano, pianoforte, rain stick, steel drum, triangle, vibes, vibraharp, vibraphone, electronic drum kit, electronic drum set.

percussion instrument (noun)	finger cymbals (noun)
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another	(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

Difference between percussion instrument and finger cymbals

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