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TYMPANI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
Synonyms:
kettle; kettledrum; timpani; tympani; tympanum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tympani" is a kind of...):
percussion instrument; percussive instrument (a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)
Derivation:
timpanist (a person who plays the kettledrums)
tympanic (resembling a drum)
tympanist (a person who plays the kettledrums)
