trommelvlies

Definitions of trommelvlies
  1. noun
    a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
    synonyms: gehoorvlies, keteltrom, pauk
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    type of:
    slaginstrument
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  2. noun
    the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
    synonyms: gehoorvlies
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    type of:
    membraan, vlies
    a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
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