timbre
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timbre
[tam´ber] (Fr.)the musical quality of a tone or sound.
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tim·bre
(tim'bĕr, tam'bĕr),The distinguishing quality of a sound, by which one may determine its source, for example, type of musical instrument, voice of a person based principally on the distribution of overtones.
Synonym(s): tone color
[Fr.]
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tim·bre
(tam'bĕr, tămb[h])The distinguishing quality of a sound, by which one may determine its source.
[Fr.]
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