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1. (n.) kettledrum
a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
Etymology: (1595–1605)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
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1. (noun) Kettledrum
a drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it
2. (noun) Kettledrum
an informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5
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Sense: a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc.
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 Afrikaans: keteltrom |
 Arabic: طَبْل نُحاسي |
 Bulgarian: муз. литавра |
 Brazilian: tímbale |
 Czech: tympán |
 German: die Pauke |
 Danish: pauke |
 Greek: τύμπανο |
 Spanish: timbal |
 Estonian: timpan |
 Farsi: کوس؛ تیمپانو |
 Finnish: patarumpu |
 French: timbale |
 Hebrew: תּוֹף-הַדּוּד |
 Hindi: नगाड़ा |
 Croatian: timpanon |
 Hungarian: üstdob |
 Indonesian: timpani |
 Icelandic: páka, ketiltrumba |
 Italian: timpano |
 Japanese: ケトルドラム |
 Korean: 케틀드럼 |
 Lithuanian: litaurai |
 Latvian: timpāni |
 Malay: dram kawah |
 Dutch: keteltrom |
 Norwegian: pauke |
 Polish: kocioł |
 Persian: دهل،. نوع طبل |
 Pashto: ډول (مسى يادژړو) نغاره،طب |
 Portuguese: tímpano |
 Romanian: timpan |
 Russian: литавра |
 Slovak: tympan |
 Slovenian: pavka |
 Serbian: timpan |
 Swedish: puka |
 Thai: กลองโลหะขนาดใหญ่มีก้นกลม |
 Turkish: dümbelek |
 Taiwanese: 定音鼓 |
 Ukrainian: литавра |
 Urdu: ایک پیالانما ڈھول |
 Vietnamese: trống định âm |
 Chinese: 半球形铜鼓，定音鼓 |
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