tympani

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noun

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