If attr is NULL, then the thread is created with default attributes. Before returning, a successful call to pthread_create() stores the ID of the new thread in the buffer pointed to by thread; this identifier is used to refer to the thread in subsequent calls to other pthreads functions.
Full Definition of TIMPANI. : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.ull Definition of TIMPANI. : a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or band.
1. timpani-a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it. kettledrum, tympani, tympanum, kettle. percussion instrument, percussive instrument-a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another.impani. pl n. 1. (Instruments) (sometimes functioning as singular) a set of kettledrums, two or more in number.