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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Timpano \Tim"pa*no\, n.; pl. Timpani. [It.] (Mus.) See Tympano. [1913 Webster] Timur
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

timpani n 1: 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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "timpani": 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