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the sound that turns a doorbell into a tiny event and a notification into a Pavlovian reflex.
means A clear, ringing musical sound—like that of a bell or struck metal—or the act of producing one, often in a tuned set.
from From Middle English 'chimbe,' which traces back through Old French to the Latin 'cymbalum,' meaning 'cymbal' (itself borrowed from Greek 'kymbalon'). So the doorbell on your porch shares deep roots with the clashing cymbals of antiquity. The phrase 'chime in,' meaning to join a conversation, likely grew from the image of bells ringing together in harmony.
- Westminster origin
- Big Ben's tune was borrowed from a 1793 Cambridge clock.
- Word root
- From cymbal, mangled over centuries into chime.
- Bell math
- Change ringing permutes bells in dizzying mathematical sequences.
- Brain hook
- Phone chimes trigger measurable dopamine and compulsive checking.
for instance
chime payments app — mobile banking service with 12+ million users founded in 2013