timbre
noun
[ ˈtambə ]
• the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.
• "trumpet mutes with different timbres"
Similar:
tone,
sound,
sound quality,
voice,
voice quality,
colour,
tone colour,
tonality,
resonance,
ring,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, from medieval Greek timbanon, from Greek tumpanon ‘drum’.
