timbre — [tam′bər; ] also [, tim′bər; ] Fr [ tan′br ] n. [Fr, timbre, earlier, sound of a bell < MFr, ball struck by a hammer < OFr, a kind of drum < LGr tymbanon < Gr tympanon: see TYMPAN] the characteristic quality of sound that… … English World dictionary
Sound mass — In contrast to more traditional musical textures, sound mass composition minimizes the importance of individual pitches in preference for texture, timbre, and dynamics as primary shapers of gesture and impact. Developed from the modernist tone… … Wikipedia
timbre — tembras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. timbre of sound vok. Klangfarbe, f; Tonfarbe, f rus. тембр, m pranc. timbre, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Timbre preoblitere du Canada — Timbre préoblitéré du Canada Un timbre préoblitéré est un timbre poste surchargé d une marque équivalent à une oblitération. Timbre à l effigie de Victoria avec oblitération de type barres (1870) Le Canada a émis des timbres préoblitérés … Wikipédia en Français
Timbre préoblitéré du canada — Un timbre préoblitéré est un timbre poste surchargé d une marque équivalent à une oblitération. Timbre à l effigie de Victoria avec oblitération de type barres (1870) Le Canada a émis des timbres préoblitérés … Wikipédia en Français
Timbre composition — is the art of creating new timbres. It is often performed electronically, either by combining sinewaves (additive synthesis) or by filtering out harmonics from more complex waves (subtractive synthesis). Timbre composition is also significant for … Wikipedia
timbre — characteristic quality of a musical sound, 1849, from Fr. timbre quality of a sound, earlier sound of a bell, from O.Fr., bell without a clapper, originally drum, probably via Medieval Gk. *timbanon, from Gk. tympanon kettledrum (see TYMPANUM (Cf … Etymology dictionary
Sound localization — refers to a listener s ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound in direction and distance. It may also refer to the methods in acoustical engineering to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a virtual 3D space (see… … Wikipedia
Timbre — Tim bre, n. [F., a bell to be struck with a hammer, sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. {Timbrel}.] 1. (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound — Timbre; Klangwirkung; Klangfarbe; Stimmlage; Intonation; Stimme (Musik) * * * Sound [zau̮nt], der; s, s: charakteristischer Klang, charakteristische Klangfarbe: der unnachahmliche Sound von Glenn Miller. * * * Sound 〈[ s … Universal-Lexikon