tympani

English Thesaurus

1. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	percussion instrument, percussive instrument,
definition	:	a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	timpanist, tympanist,
definition	:	a person who plays the kettledrums (noun.person)

derivation	:	tympanic,
definition	:	resembling a drum (adj.pert)

derivation	:	timpanist, tympanist,
definition	:	a person who plays the kettledrums (noun.person)

derivation	:	tympanic,
definition	:	resembling a drum (adj.pert)