timpani

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

timpani
    n 1: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
         with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
         on it [syn: {kettle}, {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani},
         {timpani}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Timpano \Tim"pa*no\, n.; pl. {Timpani}. [It.] (Mus.)
   See {Tympano}.
   [1913 Webster] Timur

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "timpani":
      bongo drum, conga, drum, drumhead, drumskin, drumstick, jazz stick,
      kettle, kettledrum, membranophone, side drum, snare, snare drum,
      tabor, taboret, tabret, tam-tam, tambourine, tenor drum, timbrel,
      tom-tom, troll-drum, tymp stick, tympan, tympanon, tympanum,
      war drum

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