What is meant by the timber of sound?

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Sound quality (timbre) is the characteristic of sound that helps us in distinguishing two sounds having the same pitch and loudness.
It is the timber of sound that enables us to recognize the voice of our close ones.

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Timber distinguishes a shrill sound from a flat sound of the same frequency.

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