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membranophone

membranophone noun: any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.

Noun

membranophone (plural membranophones)

  1. Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.

membranophone meaning in Indonesian

membranophone in Indonesian

instrument
membranofon

Forms of membranophone

pluralmembranophones

Origin of membranophone

From membrane + -o- + -phone.

Questions about membranophone

What does membranophone mean?
Membranophone means any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.
What is membranophone in Indonesian?
Membranophone in Indonesian is membranofon. See Membranophone meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is membranophone?
Membranophone is a noun.
What is the plural of membranophone?
The plural of membranophone is membranophones.

Words near membranophone in the dictionary

  1. membranolytic
  2. membranome
  3. membranomes
  4. membranopathies
  5. membranopathy
  6. membranophone
  7. membranophones
  8. membranophonic
  9. membranoproliferative
  10. membranosome
  11. membranosomes

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