tymbal

[ tim-buh l ]
/ ˈtɪm bəl /

noun

timbal.

Words nearby tymbal

tyler, tyloma, tylopod, tylor, tylosis, tymbal, tympan, tympan-, tympanal, tympanectomy, tympani

Definition for tymbal (2 of 2)

timbal

or tym·bal

[ tim-buh l ]
/ ˈtɪm bəl /

noun

a kettledrum.
Entomology. a vibrating membrane in certain insects, as the cicada.

Origin of timbal

1670–80; < French, Middle French timbale, alteration (by association with cymbale cymbal) of tamballe, itself alteration (by association with tambour drum, tambour) of Spanish atabal < Arabic al ṭabl the drum

Example sentences from the Web for tymbal

  • No sound of trump and tymbal gave the signal for beginning the fight, as in a Christian tourney.

    The Infidel, Vol. II. |Robert Montgomery Bird

British Dictionary definitions for tymbal (1 of 2)

tymbal
/ (ˈtɪmbəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of timbal

British Dictionary definitions for tymbal (2 of 2)

timbal

tymbal

/ (ˈtɪmbəl) /

noun

music a type of kettledrum

Word Origin for timbal

C17: from French timbale, from Old French tamballe, (associated also with cymbale cymbal), from Old Spanish atabal, from Arabic at-tabl the drum