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Tympany vs Timpani - What's the difference?

tympany | timpani |

As nouns the difference between tympany and timpani

is that tympany is the sound made by beating a drum while timpani is the set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

tympany

English

Noun

(tympanies)
  • The sound made by beating a drum.
  • (medicine) (distention of the abdomen).
  • Inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness.
    • Thine 's a tympany of sense. — Dryden.
    (De Quincey)

    timpani

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tympani

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (plurale tantum, musical instruments) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.

    • Derived terms

    * timpanist

    Synonyms

    * kettledrums, temple drums, timps