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drum-like

drum-like

3.7
Having a round shape with straight sides and flat top and bottom
  • adjective
  • /drʌm-laɪk/
translation icon : en forma de tambor
  • The tower's drum-like base was made of reinforced concrete.

Examples

  • The massive, drum-like structure dominated the town square.

  • She noticed the drum-like appearance of the new water tank.

  • Look at that drum-like tree trunk!

  • The drum-like structure of the building caught my eye.

  • The architect designed a drum-like structure to enhance the acoustics of the concert hall.

  • She admired the drum-like shape of the cylindrical vase on the shelf.

  • The old factory had several drum-like silos used for storing grain.

Synonyms

drum-shaped
vsdrum-like
3.5

Round like a drum with flat top and bottom

has identical meaning and stresses the same flat-ended cylinder shape
tympanic
vsdrum-like
8.6

Like a drum in shape or sound

focuses on the exact cylindrical form with flat ends rather than general qualities
barrel-shaped
vsdrum-like
4.1

Having a round shape that is wider in the middle like a drum

emphasizes a straight-sided cylinder with flat ends rather than a bulge

How Cylindrical

cylindrical
12 4.0
drum-like
3.7

Surface Forms

drum-like positive

Morphology

drum-like = drum (transparent) = drum + like

Formed productively from the noun 'drum' plus the adjectival suffix '-like' meaning 'resembling', so the relation is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word drum-like comes from the simple word drum, the musical object with a round body and flat top and bottom, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So drum-like means 'shaped like a drum', with round sides and flat ends.