English > tympan: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| 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 |
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| Parts | drumhead, head | A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum |
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| Narrower | bass drum, gran casa | A large drum with two heads |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | membranófono, tambor, tímpano |
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| Catalan | membranòfon, membranófono, tambor |
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| Nouns | tympanist | a person who plays the kettledrums |
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