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 .
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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 }.
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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 .
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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 }.]
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1913 Webster ]
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