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tympani n. 定音鼓 定音鼓 tympani n 1: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [ synonym: { kettle}, { kettledrum}, { tympanum}, { tympani}, { timpani}] Kettledrum \ Ket" tle* drum`\ (- dr[ u^] m`), n. 1. ( Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called { tympani}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. { Drum}, n., 4 and 5. [ 1913 Webster]
Tympano \ Tym" pa* no\, n.; pl. { Tympani}. [ It. timpano. See { Tympanum}.] ( Mus.) A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra. See { Kettledrum}. [ Written also { timpano}.] [ 1913 Webster]
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