tympan
English Thesaurus
1. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | bass drum, gran casa, |
| definition | : | a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bongo, bongo drum, |
| definition | : | a small drum; played with the hands (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | side drum, snare, snare drum, |
| definition | : | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tabor, tabour, |
| definition | : | a small drum with one head of soft calfskin (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tambour, |
| definition | : | a drum (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tambourine, |
| definition | : | a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tenor drum, tom-tom, |
| definition | : | any of various drums with small heads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | timbrel, |
| definition | : | small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | drumhead, head, |
| definition | : | a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | timpanist, tympanist, |
| definition | : | a person who plays the kettledrums (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | drum, |
| definition | : | play a percussion instrument (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | timpanist, tympanist, |
| definition | : | a person who plays the kettledrums (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | drum, |
| definition | : | play a percussion instrument (verb.creation) |
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