tympani
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it • Syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, timpani • Derivationally related forms: timpanist (for: timpani), tympanist, timpanist, tympanic, tympanist (for: tympanum), timpanist (for: tympanum) • Hypernyms: percussion instrument, percussive instrument
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