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Drumhead

The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin and in such occurrences sometimes referred to as a skin, or drum-skin, but often synthetic.

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📖 Definitions of "Drumhead"

noun

1
The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin and in such occurrences sometimes referred to as a skin, or drum-skin, but often synthetic.
2
A drumhead cabbage.

🔄 Synonyms of "Drumhead"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
headnoun	(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
unofficial	Not officially established.
summarynoun	Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Drumhead"

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Word	Definition
summarynoun	An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.
headnoun	(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
unofficial	Not officially established.
drumskinnoun	The skin of a drum.
cymbalnoun	(music) A concave plate of metal, usually brass or bronze, that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
drumnoun	(music) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
cymbalsnoun	an album by guitarist Vinicius Cantuária.
kettledrumnoun	(music) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
drumsnoun	a 2011 supernatural comic book limited series created by writer El Torres and artists Abe Hernando and Kwaichang Kraneo.
tympaninoun	Alternative spelling of timpani. [(music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.]
tympannoun	(music) The stretched membrane of a drum.
zildjiannoun	A surname from Armenian.
drumsetnoun	Alternative spelling of drum set. [A collection of drums and other percussion instruments designed to be played together.]
kettledrumsnoun	(music) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
tomsnoun	A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Tom.
timbalenoun	A drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
tympanynoun	(medicine) Tympanites (distention of the abdomen).
instrumentnoun	A device used to produce music.
snarenoun	A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
drumsticknoun	The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.