timbre meaning
Noun: timbre tambu(r)
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"
- timber, quality, tone
Derived forms: timbres
Type of: sound property
Encyclopedia: Timbre
[Electronics]
The quality that distinguishes the sound of one voice or instrument from that of another, largely because of harmonic content.
[Medicine]
also tim·ber n : the quality given to a sound by its overtones: as
a : the resonance by which the ear recognizes and identifies a voiced speech sound
b : the quality of tone distinctive of a particular singing voice or musical instrument — tim·bral adj
Examples
More: Next- the size and the command timbre of gus's voice startled castor.
- "i was a fool," he said, finally, his voice low, without timbre.
- the timbre of the laryngeal sound stands out, and oral noise decrease.
- it was a loud, toneless sound that had the timbre of something stored inside for about six days.
- on touch of the keys of piano and representation of timbre
