timbre

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Meaning

The crest on a coat of arms.

See 1st Timber.

The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial.

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All three curriculums identify pitch, dynamics, timbre and texture as elements, but the other identified elements of music are far from universally agreed. Source: Internet

A heartier timbre gives us Scrooge’s nephew, Fred, in a flash; a flinging of hands makes an excitable child. Source: Internet

And they really do sound amazing: you won't get shovel loads of bass, but the low-end is tight and neutral, while the high-end has a sharpness and timbre above any beyond anything else we've ever heard. Source: Internet

Bridge pickups produce a bright or trebly timbre, and neck pickups are warmer or more bassy. Source: Internet

Alan’s voice has a bright timbre to it; it really cuts. Source: Internet

Any one of these actions results in a change in pitch, volume, timbre, or tone of the sound produced. Source: Internet

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