membranophone

[ mem-brey-nuh-fohn ]
/ mɛmˈbreɪ nəˌfoʊn /

noun

any musical instrument, as a drum, in which the sound is produced by striking, rubbing, or blowing against a membrane stretched over a frame.

Origin of membranophone

First recorded in 1935–40; membrane + -o- + -phone

OTHER WORDS FROM membranophone

mem·bra·no·phon·ic [mem-brey-nuh-fon-ik] /mɛmˌbreɪ nəˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby membranophone

membrane transport, membrane-coating granule, membraniform, membranocartilaginous, membranoid, membranophone, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, membranous, membranous ampulla, membranous cataract, membranous dysmenorrhea