Timpani

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Timpano \Tim"pa*no\, n.; pl. {Timpani}. [It.] (Mus.)
     See {Tympano}.
     [1913 Webster] Timur

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  timpani
       n : a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
           with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the
           tension on it [syn: {kettle}, {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "timpani":
     bongo drum, conga, drum, drumhead, drumskin, drumstick, jazz stick,
     kettle, kettledrum, membranophone, side drum, snare, snare drum,
     tabor, taboret, tabret, tam-tam, tambourine, tenor drum, timbrel,
     tom-tom, troll-drum, tymp stick, tympan, tympanon, tympanum,
     war drum