TIMBRE

timbre, timber, quality, tone

(noun) (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); “the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely”; “the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

timbre (countable and uncountable, plural timbres)

The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.

The pitch of a sound as heard by the ear, described relative to its absolute pitch.

(heraldry) The crest on a coat of arms.

Anagrams

• betrim, timber

Source: Wiktionary


Tim"bre, n.

Definition: See 1st Timber.

Tim"bre, n. Etym: [F., a bell to be struck with a hammer, sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. Timbrel.]

1. (Her.)

Definition: The crest on a coat of arms.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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