timpani

3 definitions found

timpani - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

timpani - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  timpani
      n 1: 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,
           timpani]

timpani - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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