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Meaning of 'timbre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Timbre [ n.]
- See 1st Timber.
- The crest on a coat of arms.
- The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial.

Meaning of 'timbre' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . timbre [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
Example in sentence:
  • the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet;
  • the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely

Nearby Words:

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