Found 2 items, similar to Tympani.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tympani tympani n : 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, timpani]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tympani Tympano \Tym"pa*no\, n.; pl. Tympani. [It. timpano. See Tympanum.] (Mus.) A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra. See Kettledrum. [Written also timpano.] [1913 Webster]