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Timber vs. Timbre
Timber
/ˈtɪmbə/Examples:
"It's the municipal workers clearing away the charred timbers.'Then we get a bit of timber in, Sir,' retorted Brass.Some houses had been buttressed with burned, blackened timbers.
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Timbre
/ˈtæmbə/Examples:
The timbre of her voice was soothing and mellifluous.He could discern the distinct timbre of each instrument.Tuning the piano altered its rich, resonant timbre.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Timber often relates to trees and wood, which are physical and tangible.
- Timbre refers to the quality of a sound, which is auditory and intangible.
- Timber can be visualized as a material; timbre must be experienced through listening.
- Think of a carpenter when you hear timber and a musician when you hear timbre.
- In the expression falling timber, imagine wood; for beautiful timbre, think of music.
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