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Definition of: timpani
(tim′pə·nē) noun plural Sing. ·pa·no (-pə·nō)
Kettledrums; a set of kettledrums in an orchestra: also spelled tympani. [<Ital., plural of timpano <L tympanum a drum <Gk. tympanon]
—tim′pa·nist noun
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