0 a round piece of metal that is hung in a frame and hit with a stick to produce a sound as a signal, also used as a musical instrument
1 a piece of metal hanging from a frame which is hit with a stick to produce a hollow, ringing sound:
a dinner gong
Transition away from a stable state begins with change in a given gong's water need.
As illustrated in figure 2, in this network the water gongs are linked to their two adjacent neighbours via input and output water tubes.
Rice stocks, domesticated animals and valued heirlooms (such as ceramic jars, brass gongs, and brass cannon) belonging to the enemy were brought daily back to camp.
I am rather doubtful whether incense or sounding gongs will be prohibited.
If, therefore, one wants to be the chairman of an industrial tribunal, the principal criterion is that one should get oneself a row of gongs.
They would have detailed knowledge of the workings of political parties because they knew to whom to give the money to get their gongs.
In the nursing profession, the young ladies call them their gongs.
There is also a recommendation for the imposition of a duty upon bell gongs and bell domes.