| NOUN | artifact | tympan, drum, membranophone | a musical percussion instrument |
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| Meaning | A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end. | |
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| Synonyms | drum, membranophone | |
| Parts | drumhead, head | A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum |
| Narrower | bass drum, gran casa | A large drum with two heads |
| bongo, bongo drum | A small drum | |
| snare drum, snare, side drum | A small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | |
| tabor, tabour | A small drum with one head of soft calfskin | |
| tambour | A drum | |
| tambourine | A shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides | |
| tenor drum, tom-tom | Any of various drums with small heads | |
| timbrel | small hand drum similar to a tambourine | |
| Broader | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
| Spanish | membranófono, tambor, tímpano | |
| Catalan | membranòfon, membranófono, tambor | |
| Nouns | tympanist | a person who plays the kettledrums |
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