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Tympano \Tym"pa*no\, n.; pl. {Tympani}. [It. timpano. See
{Tympanum}.] (Mus.)
A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the
kettledrums of an orchestra. See {Kettledrum}. [Written also
{timpano}.]
tympani
n : 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}]