'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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bongo drum,
- conga,
- drum,
- drumhead,
- drumskin,
- drumstick,
- jazz stick,
- kettle,
- kettledrum,
- membranophone,
- side drum,
- snare,
- snare drum,
- tabor,
- taboret,
- tabret,
- tam-tam,
- tambourine,
- tenor drum,
- timbrel,
- tom-tom,
- troll-drum,
- tymp stick,
- tympan,
- tympanon,
- tympanum,
- war drum