timbre
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1. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | sound property, |
| definition | : | an attribute of sound (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | harmonic, |
| definition | : | any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | resonance, |
| definition | : | the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | nasality, |
| definition | : | a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | register, |
| definition | : | (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | inflect, modulate, tone, |
| definition | : | vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tonal, |
| definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | inflect, modulate, tone, |
| definition | : | vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | tonal, |
| definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
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