ˈtɪmpəni ˈtɪm.pən.əm

a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits the quantity a kettle will hold