drumhead

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

Also spelled drum-head

US /ˈdrʌmhɛd/ UK /ˈdrʌmhɛd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the tightly stretched membrane of a drum; summary, as in a field trial

The drumhead court martial sentenced the deserter within the hour.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the tightly stretched... membrane skin head vellum

Word family

Related forms drum head

Etymology

A compound of 'drum' + 'head', the stretched membrane forming the drum's top; the 'drumhead trial' sense alludes to courts-martial held on a drumhead in the field. 'Drum' is of imitative origin.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# drumhead

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdrʌmhɛd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdrʌmhɛd/

## Meanings
1. the tightly stretched membrane of a drum; summary, as in a field trial

## Examples
- The drumhead court martial sentenced the deserter within the hour.

## Synonyms
- membrane
- skin
- head
- vellum

## Related Forms
- drum
- head

## Etymology
A compound of 'drum' + 'head', the stretched membrane forming the drum's top; the 'drumhead trial' sense alludes to courts-martial held on a drumhead in the field. 'Drum' is of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Drumhead is a compound of 'drum' + 'head', the stretched membrane forming the drum's top; the 'drumhead trial' sense alludes to courts-martial held on a drumhead in the field. 'Drum' is of imitative origin. In present use as a noun, it means "the tightly stretched membrane of a drum; summary, as in a field trial", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. As a compound, its meaning is assembled from the two visible parts rather than from an opaque borrowing. Related words include drum and head.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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