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[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