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membranophone

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  • noun music Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.

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  • noun a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

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Examples

  • The drum is a percussion instrument, technically classified as a membranophone, referring to the membrane (drumhead) that's stretched over a shell and stuck to produce sound.

    Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news 2009

  • The Hebrew word tof represents a hand-held frame-drum, a hoop-shaped drum with a diameter wider than its depth and well known as a popular membranophone (percussion instrument) from artistic representations preserved from the ancient Near East.

    Women with Hand-Drums, Dancing: Bible. 2009

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. percussion instrument
  2. percussive instrument

hyponyms (14)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. bass drum
  2. bongo
  3. bongo drum
  4. gran casa
  5. side drum
  6. snare
  7. snare drum
  8. tabor
  9. tabour
  10. tambour
  11. tambourine
  12. tenor drum
  13. timbrel
  14. tom-tom

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