HyperDic: kettledrum

English > 1 sense of the word kettledrum:
NOUNartifactkettledrum, kettle, tympanum, tympani, timpania large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
English > kettledrum: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
Synonymskettle, tympanum, tympani, timpani
Broaderpercussion instrument, percussive instrumentA musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
Spanishatabal, timbal, tímpano, tímpanos
Catalantimbala, timbales, timbal

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