membranophone
noun [ C ] music specialized uk/memˈbreɪn.ə.fəʊn/ us/memˈbreɪn.ə.foʊn/
膜鸣乐器
any musical instrument in which sound is produced mainly by the vibration (= continuous quick movement) of a stretched membrane (= a very thin piece of skin or material)
The drum is a membranophone. 鼓是一种膜鸣乐器。
See also: aerophonechordophoneelectrophoneidiophone
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- A kazoo is a member of the membranophone classification of musical instruments.
- Here, a water bottle and a paper tube make a membranophone.
- This membranophone, translated as 'timbrel' and 'tabret,' was not permitted in the Temple.