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- Dictionarytimbre/ˈtambə/
noun
- 1. the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity: "trumpet mutes with different timbres"
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TIMBRE definition: 1. a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other: 2…. Learn more.
Timbre in modern English generally refers to the quality of a sound made by a particular voice or musical instrument; timbre is useful in being distinct from pitch, intensity, and loudness as a descriptor of sound.
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.
In music, timbre (/ ˈ t æ m b ər, ˈ t ɪ m-, ˈ t æ̃-/), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voices and musical instruments.
TIMBRE meaning: 1. a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other: 2…. Learn more.
Timbre can be defined as describing the tone-colour or tone quality of a sound. It is how we identify the difference between the quality of tone of one instrument/voice from another. For example, if a flute and an oboe are playing the same note, the pitch may be the same, but the timbre of each of the sounds is very different.
Timbre is a word that describes the tone or unique quality of a sound. If you play the same note on a piano and on a guitar, each note will have its own timbre.
Definition of timbre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'timbre' Word Frequency. timbre. (tæmbəʳ ) Word forms: plural timbres. countable noun [usually singular] The timbre of someone's voice or of a musical instrument is the particular quality of sound that it has. [formal] His voice had a deep timbre. The timbre of the violin is far richer than that of the mouth organ. [ + of]
1. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, depending on the number and relative strengths of its component frequencies, as determined by resonance. 2. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone color.
