HyperDic: timpani

English > 1 sense of the word *timpani*:
NOUN	artifact	timpani, kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani	a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

timpani > pronunciation
Sounds	tih'mpahniy.
Rhymes	abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy...

English > *timpani*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
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, tympanum, tympani
Broader	percussion instrument, percussive instrument	A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
Spanish	atabal, timbal, tímpano, tímpanos
Catalan	timbala, timbales, timbal
Nouns	timpanist	a person who plays the kettledrums