1. Plural of cembalo; keyboard instruments of the harpsichord family, popular in Renaissance and Baroque music.
Usage: musical term; Italian origin; primarily used in historical and classical music contexts

Examples

• The museum's collection includes several antique cembali from the 17th century.
• The orchestra used period cembali to accompany the Baroque concertos.
• She studied the mechanics of cembali to better understand early keyboard instruments.
• The concert featured performances on both pianos and cembali.
• Restoration experts carefully repaired the damaged cembali in the archive.