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Membranophone

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drumnoun(music) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
tympannoun(music) The stretched membrane of a drum.

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drumnoun(music) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
tympannoun(music) The stretched membrane of a drum.
marimbaphonenoun(obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba, but with either wooden or steel keys designed to be bowed as well as played normally, developed by J.C. Deagan in early 20th century United States.
magnetophonenoun(dated) A tape recorder (device using magnetic tape as a storage medium).
melodionnoun(obsolete) An accordion.
membrananounA membrane.
marxophonenoun(music) A fretless zither played via a system of metal hammers.
mellophonistnounSomeone who plays the mellophone.
mellophonenounA brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups.
mandolutenoun(music) A musical instrument similar to a mandolin, but larger.
melodeumnoun(music) A small keyboard organ.
melodyhornnoun(rare) Synonym of melodica.
mouthorgannounAlternative form of mouth organ. [(music) A free reed aerophone, in the Western tradition commonly the harmonica.]
modulinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of modulatory protein, produced by some bacteria, some of which are toxic
mouth organistnounSomeone who plays any of the instruments called a mouth organ (panpipes, Jew's harp, harmonica).
mandolanoun(music) A stringed musical instrument resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower.
muselarnoun(music) A kind of virginal from northern Europe, having the keyboard placed right of centre and the strings plucked about one-third of the way along their sounding length.
motophonenoun(historical) A phonograph capable of transmitting sounds over long distances.
melodeonnoun(music) An accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys.
mandoranoun(music) A type of bass string instrument.

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