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Meanings of membranophone in English

Portuguese
membranofone
Catalan
tambor
Spanish
membranófono

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

        membranofone
        Synonyms
        Examples for "drum"
        Examples for "drum"
        1
        The New South Wales government said its drum lines were more humane.
        News.com.au
        2
        Authorities said the drum lines would remain in place for a week.
        Radio NZ
        3
        Dry the pieces in the drum, and the yarn in the stove.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881
        4
        Riley joined the following year after a mere month of drum lessons.
        Radio NZ
        5
        State of Mind talked to Sam Wicks about the state of drum'n'bass.
        Radio NZ
        1
        Preparing the tympan, regulating the impression, underlaying and overlaying, setting gauges, and other details explained.
        Division of Words / Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends ...
        2
        The composition, which fills the tympan of the scarcely-pointed arch, represents Christ surrounded by the twelve Apostles.
        Wanderings by Southern Waters, Eastern Aquitaine
        3
        Over the cylinder is supported a diaphragm or tympan T, provided with a conical mouthpiece M for speaking into.
        The Story of Electricity
        4
        It consisted of a table, along which the forme of type, furnished with a tympan and frisket, was pushed by hand.
        Men of Invention and Industry
        5
        The tympan of the duplicating machine is sometimes made uneven so that the impression of a typewriter is still further carried out.
        Business Correspondence, Vol. 1: How to Write a Business Letter
        Translations for membranophone
        Catalan
        tambor