membranophone

noun

mem·​bra·​no·​phone

memˈbrānəˌfōn

plural membranophones

: any of a class of musical instruments (such as a drum or kazoo) whose sound is generated by striking, rubbing, or singing into a stretched membrane compare aerophone, chordophone, electrophone, idiophone, lamellophone

membranophonic

(¦)mem¦brānə¦fänik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary membran- + -phone

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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