membranophone
- noun
- /ˌmɛmbrəˈnoʊfən/
- Specialized
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membranófono
- In music class, we learned that a drum is a type of membranophone because it creates sound through a vibrating membrane.
Examples
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The second task was for the students to categorize their instrument as a membranophone, a chordophone, an aerophone, or an idiophone.
Academic text (1990) -
To better understand percussion instruments, we studied how each membranophone produces its unique sound.
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The drummer played a beautiful rhythm on his membranophone during the concert.
Synonyms
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1.0
A hollow cylinder with a tight skin that you hit to make a beat
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1.9
An object like a piano or violin that makes musical sounds
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3.4
A small hand drum with metal jingles that you shake or hit
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3.0
A large deep drum that makes a low beat for bands and orchestras
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3.3
A thing you hit, shake, or scrape to make sound in music
A hollow drum with a tight skin over both ends that you play by hitting
A drum-like instrument played to make rhythm
A musical instrument you play by hitting, shaking, or scraping, like a drum
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Membranophone comes from two parts: membrane, meaning a thin 'skin', and -phone, meaning 'sound', like the -phone in telephone or microphone. So a membranophone is an instrument that makes 'sound' by a tight, vibrating 'skin', like a drum.