What is "gong"

Gong \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See Gang.] A privy or jakes. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]

Gong \Gong\, n.

1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise.

   O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong.
   --Longfellow.

2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also gong bell.

   Gong metal, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from which Oriental gongs are made.

c.1600, from Malay gong, probably imitative of its sound when struck. As a verb from 1903.

Etymology 1 n. 1 (context musici English) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. 2 (context British informal English) A medal or award. vb. To make the sound of a gong; to ring a gong. Etymology 2

n. (context obsolete English) A privy or jakes.

1. n. a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: tam-tam]

2. a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: chime, bell]

v. sound a gong

A gong (from Javanese, Indonesian, Malay: gong; Chinese: 鑼; pinyin: luó; ) is an African, East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit with a mallet. It originated in China and later spread to Southeast Asia, and it can also be used in the percussion section of Western symphony orchestra.

Gongs are broadly of three types. Suspended gongs are more or less flat, circular discs of metal suspended vertically by means of a cord passed through holes near to the top rim. Bossed or nipple gongs have a raised centre boss and are often suspended and played horizontally. Bowl gongs are bowl-shaped, and rest on cushions and belong more to bells than gongs. Gongs are made mainly from bronze or brass but there are many other alloys in use.

Gongs produce two distinct types of sound. A gong with a substantially flat surface vibrates in multiple modes, giving a "crash" rather than a tuned note. This category of gong is sometimes called a tam-tam to distinguish it from the bossed gongs that give a tuned note. In Indonesian gamelan ensembles, some bossed gongs are deliberately made to generate in addition a beat note in the range from about 1 to 5 Hz. The use of the term "gong" for both these types of instrument is common.

Gong is an international psychedelic rock band known for incorporating elements of jazz and space rock into its musical style. The group was formed in Paris in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen and English vocalist Gilli Smyth. Notable band members have included Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen and Theo Travis. Others who have played on stage with Gong include Don Cherry, Chris Cutler, Bill Bruford, Brian Davison, Dave Stewart and Tatsuya Yoshida.

Gong released its debut album, Magick Brother, in 1970, which featured a psychedelic pop sound. By the following year, the second album, Camembert Electrique, featured the more psychedelic rock/ space rock sound with which they would be most associated. Between 1973 and 1974, Gong released their best known work, the allegorical "Radio Gnome Invisible" trilogy, describing the adventures of Zero the Hero, the Good Witch Yoni and the Pot Head Pixies from the Planet Gong, who are green, have propellers on their heads, and fly around space in teapots.

In 1975, Daevid Allen & Gilli Smyth left the band, which continued without them, releasing a series of jazz rock albums under the leadership of drummer Pierre Moerlen. This incarnation of the band became known as Pierre Moerlen's Gong. Meanwhile, Smyth formed Mother Gong while Allen initiated a series of spin-off groups, including Planet Gong, New York Gong and Gongmaison, before returning to lead Gong once again in 1990 until his death in 2015. With Allen's encouragement, the band decided to continue and are set to release the album Rejoice! I'm Dead! in September 2016.

Gong (, p gōng) was the highest title of Chinese nobles during Zhou Dynasty and the second highest title, ranked below Wang, from Han Dynasty onwards. Gong is usually translated as " duke".

GONG is an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) channel, accessible throughout Europe and North America, entirely dedicated to Anime, Drama, K-pop, e-Sports.

GONG sets out to show, via Web, mobile telephony, video on demand, and streaming media, productions from Japanese studios and Korean networks.

A gong is a percussive musical instrument, or a warning bell.

Gong may also refer to:

• Gōng or Guang (vessel), an ancient Chinese shape of ritual ewer
• Gong (band), a Franco- British rock band.
• The Gongs, an experimental folk band.
• Gong (title), a title of Chinese nobility generally translated as "duke"
• Gong County, Henan, former name of Gongyi, a city in Henan, China
• Gong County, Sichuan, a county in Sichuan, China
• Gong, Iran, a city
• "Gong", song on the album Takk... by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós
• Gong bass drum, a type of drum
• Gong (magazine), a German television magazine
• Wollongong, ("the Gong"), Australia
• A colloquial term for a medal, honour or award
• Slang for opium

GONG may refer to:

• Global Oscillations Network Group, studying solar structure and dynamics
• GONG (IPTV channel), an Internet Protocol Television channel specialising in anime
• GONG (organization), a Croatian non-government organization that oversees elections
• 21523 GONG, an asteroid discovered in 1998

Gong as a name may refer to:

• Kong (surname) (孔), a Korean and Chinese surname
• Gong (surname), several Chinese surnames
• Gong Baoren, Chinese Olympic swimmer
• Gong Guohua (born 1964), Chinese decathlete
• Gong Hwang-cherng (1934–2010), linguist from Taiwan
• Gong Li (born 1965), Chinese film actress
• Gong Ruina (born 1981), Chinese badminton player
• Gong Zhichao (born 1977), Chinese badminton player
• Alex Gong (1971–2003), Chinese-American kickboxer
• The pseudonym of Jonathan Crowther, a composer of Listener Crosswords
• Leonard Howell, known as The Gong, founder of the Rastafari movement

Gong is a Chinese surname. It is the English transcription of a number of different Chinese surnames: 宫, 龔, 共, 公, 鞏, 功, 貢, and 弓. Gong may also be a Korean surname, but this Korean Gong may be the English transcription of another surname Kong .

Gong is a German radio and (today, primarily) television listings magazine owned and published by the German media conglomerate Funke Mediengruppe.

GONG is a non-governmental organization from Croatia that oversees elections in Croatia.

They were formed in 1997 and the name GONG was an acronym of meaning "Citizens organize to oversee voting", but in 2000 the organization changed its name to simply GONG. Prior to the local and the presidential elections in 1997, GONG was created at the initiative of the Coordination of organizations for the protection and promotion of human rights from across Croatia. However, the Election Commission of the Republic of Croatia did not allow GONG's observers access to the polling stations, saying their presence was not defined by the electoral law. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) criticized the government for doing this and claiming it made the elections "free, but not fair". GONG and the Croatian Helsinki Committee appealed to the Croatian Constitutional Court, which responded positively the following year, after which they were allowed to monitor all later elections.

GONG conducts get out the vote campaigns and promotes transparency in political campaign funding.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Enlargement's Civil Society Development conference recognized GONG as one of the main good governance and democratisation organizations in Croatia.