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timbre noun3. See also TAMBER. M19.
[French, same word as TIMBRE noun1.]
The distinctive character or quality of a musical or vocal sound apart from its pitch and intensity, due mainly to the extent to which harmonics are present.
Making Music A great keyboard, with..good, clear, precise timbres. H. Norman Charlotte's voice was of a fragile, hesitant timbre.
timbreless adjective (of the voice) lacking timbre, having no distinctive quality; without depth or variation, monotonic: E20.
timbrous adjective sonorous, resonant E20.