tim·pa·ni also tym·pa·ni (t m p -n )pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A set of kettledrums. [Italian, pl. of timpano, kettledrum, from Latin tympanum, drum; see tympanum.] |
timpani, tympani [ˈtɪmpənɪ]
pl n
(Music / Instruments) (sometimes functioning as singular) a set of kettledrums, two or more in number Often (informal) shortened to timps
[from Italian, pl of timpano kettledrum, from Latin: tympanum]
timpanist , tympanist n
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| Noun | 1. |  timpani - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on itpercussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
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