tim|bre

tim|bre
tim|bre «TIHM buhr, TAM-», noun.
1. Music. the quality in sounds, regardless of their pitch or volume, by which a certain voice, instrument, or condition can be distinguished from other voices, instruments, or conditions. Because of differences in timbre, identical notes played on a violin, an oboe, and a trumpet can be distinguished from one another.
2. Phonetics. the quality in the resonance of a sound, distinct from loudness and pitch, that gives it its identity.
╂[< Old French timbre hemispherical bell without a clapper; heraldic crest, seal or stamp; (originally) a drum, timbrel, ultimately < Greek týmpanon kettledrum. See etym. of doublets timpani (Cf. ↑timpani), tympan (Cf. ↑tympan), tympanum. (Cf. ↑tympanum)]

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  • tim·bre — /ˈtæmbɚ/ noun, pl bres : the quality of the sound made by a particular voice or musical instrument [count] the timbre of his voice [noncount] subtle differences in timbre …   Useful english dictionary

  • bre — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·ture; bre·ba; bre·chi·tes; bre·di; bre·guet; bre·hon; bre·lan; bre·loque; bre·men; bre·mer·ha·ven; bre·mia; bre·scia; bre·scian; bre·telle; bre·tes·sé; bre·ther; bre·tonne; bre·via·ry; bre·vier;… …   English syllables

  • tim — al·tim·e·ter; al·tim·e·try; cap·i·ta·tim; gut·ta·tim; in·tim·i·date; in·tim·i·da·tion; in·tim·i·da·tor; in·tim·i·da·to·ry; in·tim·i·ty; lac·tim; leg·i·tim; lit·e·ra·tim; long·tim·er; Mul·tim·e·ter; no·mi·na·tim; nyc·tim·e·ne; op·tim·e·ter;… …   English syllables

  • timbre — tim·bre …   English syllables

  • timbre — tim|bre [ˈtæmbə, ˈtım US ər] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Old French, drum, bell , from Greek tympanon; TIMPANI] formal the quality of the sound made by a particular instrument or voice …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • timbre — tim|bre Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • Timbre — Tim|bre auch: Timb|re 〈 [tɛ̃:br(ə)] n.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: od. s〉 Klangfarbe (der Singstimme) [Etym.: frz., »Klang, Schall, Schmelz«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Timbre — Tim|bre* [ tɛ̃:brə] das; s, s <aus fr. timbre »Klang, Schall«, älter fr. »eine Art Trommel«, dies über mgr. týmbanon aus gr. týmpanon, vgl. ↑Tympanon> charakteristische Klangfarbe einer [Gesangs]stimme, eines Instruments …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • timbre — tim|bre [ tæmbər ] noun count or uncount the quality of sound that a particular voice or musical instrument has …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • timbre — tim•bre [[t]ˈtæm bər, ˈtɪm [/t]] fr. [[t]ˈtɛ̃ brə[/t]] n. 1) phn phs the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, depending on the number and relative strengths of its component frequencies, as determined by resonance …   From formal English to slang

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