timpani

Questions about timpani

What does timpani mean?

timpani means "a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it".

How many syllables are in timpani?

timpani has 3 syllables: tim-pa-ni. The stress falls on "tim". In IPA it is /ˈtɪmpəˌni/.

What is another word for timpani?

Close synonyms include kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is timpani a common word?

timpani is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with timpani?

17 words rhyme with timpani. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.