Definition of Timbre

Tim´bre
n.1.See 1st Timber.
1.(Her.) The crest on a coat of arms.
2.(Mus.) The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial.


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Klangfarbe, clang color, color, coloring, manner of speaking, mode of expression, mood, resonance, spirit, tonality, tone, tone color, tone of voice, tone quality, voce, voice, voice qualifier, voice quality, way of saying

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