timbre has definitions from the field of music
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[ noun ] (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

Synonyms

tone quality timber

Examples

"the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely" "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

The timbre remains that of the instruments unclouded by resonance .

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