timbre — meaning in English

English meaning

• doorbell noun A button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.
• timbre noun The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.

Senses

timbre is used for these senses in English:

• doorbell A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.
• timbre The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.

doorbell — full definition

1. noun A button or device by an entrance that rings or chimes to alert people inside that someone is at the door.
2. verb (US politics) To go door to door canvassing, ringing bells to talk to residents.

timbre — full definition

1. noun The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
2. noun The pitch of a sound as heard by the ear, described relative to its absolute pitch.
3. noun The crest on a (helmet atop a) coat of arms.