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tympan

DEFINITIONS OF: tympan

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

Synonyms:
drum, membranophone
Types:
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bass drum, gran casa
a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch
bongo, bongo drum
a small drum; played with the hands
side drum, snare, snare drum
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
tabor, tabour
a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
tambour
a drum
tambourine
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
tenor drum, tom-tom
any of various drums with small heads
timbrel
small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers
Type of:
percussion instrument, percussive instrument
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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