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TIMBRE

the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as

The meaning of the word timbre is the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as.

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polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
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vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
predilectionan established preference for something