'Timpani' definitions:

Definition of 'timpani'

(from WordNet)
noun
A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani]

Definition of 'Timpani'

From: GCIDE
  • Timpano \Tim"pa*no\, n.; pl. Timpani. [It.] (Mus.) See Tympano. [1913 Webster] Timur

Synonyms of 'timpani'

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