tympani

[tim-puh-nee]

tym·pa·ni

[tim-puh-nee]
plural noun (often used with a singular verb)
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timpani or tympani (ˈtɪmpənɪ)
 
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: tympanum]
 
tympani or tympani
 
pl n
 
[from Italian, pl of timpano kettledrum, from Latin: tympanum]
 
'timpanist or tympani
 
n
 
'tympanist or tympani
 
n

tympani (ˈtɪmpənɪ)
 
pl n
a variant spelling of timpani

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