timbre
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
timbre
- The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 7:
- It was a hard whisper to catch at first, since the grey moustache concealed all movements of the lips, and something in its timbre disturbed me greatly; but by concentrating my attention I could soon make out its purport surprisingly well.
- 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness, chapter 7:
- (heraldry) The crest on a coat of arms.
- French: timbre
- German: Klangfarbe, Timbre
- Italian: timbro
- Portuguese: timbre
- Russian: тембр
- Spanish: timbre
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