timpani
Use Timpani in a sentence
pə noun ( used with a singular or plural verb )
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
Also, tympani.
Origin:
< Italian, plural of timpano kettledrum < Latin tympanum < Greek týmpanon
< Italian, plural of timpano kettledrum < Latin tympanum < Greek týmpanon
Related forms
tim·pa·nist, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To timpani
Collins
World English Dictionary
timpani or tympani (ˈtɪmpənɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pl n | |
| (sometimes functioning as singular) Often (informal) shortened to: timps a set of kettledrums, two or more in number | |
| [from Italian, pl of timpano kettledrum, from Latin: | |
| tympani or tympani | |
| —pl n | |
| [from Italian, pl of timpano kettledrum, from Latin: | |
| 'timpanist or tympani | |
| —n | |
| 'tympanist or tympani | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Timpani
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
timpani
1876, plural of timpano (1740), from It. timpani "drums," from L. tympanum "drum" (see tympanum).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
timpani [(tim-puh-nee)]Italian for kettledrums; the term timpani is often preferred by composers and performers.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Use multiple mallets technique on two timpani, and techniques on auxiliary instruments when performing on percussion instruments.
Again, the rumbling timpani signal an approaching tiger.
But after an hour on the water, timpani rolls of thunder started rumbling around us.
Pounding timpani and crashing cymbals rattled my cartilage.
Images for timpani
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
