Found 2 items, similar to Timbre.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: timbre timbre n : (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); “the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely”; “the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet” [syn: timber, quality, tone]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Timbre Timbre \Tim"bre\, n. [F., a bell to be struck with a hammer, sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. Timbrel.] 1. (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Timbre \Tim"bre\, n. See 1st Timber. [1913 Webster]