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timbral
Variant of timbre
noun
the characteristic quality of sound that distinguishes one voice or musical instrument from another or one vowel sound from another: it is determined by the harmonics of the sound and is distinguished from the intensity and pitch
Related Forms:
- timbral adjective
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