Meaning Of The Word Timbre

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timbre
The timbre of someone's voice or of a musical instrument is the particular quality of sound that it has.

timbre in American English
the characteristic quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or musical instrument from another or one vowel sound from another: it is determined by the harmonics of the sound and is distinguished from the intensity and pitch
noun: the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance

timbre in British English
noun: the distinctive tone quality differentiating one vowel or sonant from another

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