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timbral

/ˈtɪm.brəl/

timbral adjective: of or pertaining to the timbre of a sound.

Adjective

timbral (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the timbre of a sound.
    • All trumpets have a timbral fingerprint […]2006, Daniel J. Levitin, This is Your Brain on Music, →ISBN, page 44

Origin of timbral

From timbre + -al.

Words formed from timbral

Questions about timbral

What does timbral mean?
Timbral means of or pertaining to the timbre of a sound.
What part of speech is timbral?
Timbral is an adjective.
How do you pronounce timbral?
Timbral is pronounced /ˈtɪm.brəl/.

Words near timbral in the dictionary

  1. timbo
  2. Timboon
  3. Timboon West
  4. Timboroa
  5. timbos
  6. timbral
  7. timbrally
  8. timbre
  9. timbred
  10. timbrel
  11. timbreled

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