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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestimbre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtimbɾe
"El timbre de la soprano llenó toda la sala de conciertos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.
"The singer's warm vocal timbre gave the melancholic ballad an emotional depth." - 2
The distinctive tone color that allows a listener to differentiate between various instruments or voices producing the same pitch.
"An oboe and a clarinet can play the exact same note, but their distinct timbres make them instantly recognizable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word timbre, meaning a bell or the sound of a bell, which traces back via Medieval Latin 'tympana' to the Greek 'tympanon' meaning drum. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a specific percussion instrument to the distinctive acoustic quality or color of any musical tone or human voice.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Timbre" is said worldwide
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timbre
Transliteration: tæ̃br
"Le timbre de sa voix est particulièrement chaleureux."
Klangfarbe
Transliteration: ˈklaŋˌfaʁbə
"Die Klangfarbe dieser Violine ist außergewöhnlich brillant."
timbro
Transliteration: ˈtimbro
"Il timbro della sua voce è inconfondibile."
timbre
Transliteration: ˈtimbɾe
"El timbre de la soprano llenó toda la sala de conciertos."
timbre
Transliteration: ˈtĩbɾi
"O timbre da guitarra acústica é muito suave."
ध्वनि-गुण
Transliteration: dhwani-gun
"गायक की आवाज़ का ध्वनि-गुण बहुत ही मधुर था।"
音色
Transliteration: yīnsè
"这位歌手的音色非常独特。"
음색
Transliteration: eumsaek
"그 피아니스트는 아름다운 음색을 가지고 있다."
音色
Transliteration: neiro / onshoku
"彼女の声の音色には深い感情がこもっている。"
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