[ noun ]
■ (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
e.g.)
・the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
・the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
→
quality
,
timber
,
timbre
,
tone
[ noun ]
■ an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
e.g.)
・there was a congressional probe into the scandal
→
investigation
,
probe
[ noun ]
■ any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
→
key
,
tonality
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