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rototom

rototom noun: a drum that has no shell and is able to change pitch by rotating its drumhead around a threaded metal ring.

rototom: a drum that has no shell and is able to change pitch by rotating its drumhead around a threaded...
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Noun

rototom (plural rototoms)

  1. A drum that has no shell and is able to change pitch by rotating its drumhead around a threaded metal ring.
    • The guy said, 'The rototom's talking! Hear the rototom?' Swear to god, he said the rototom was telling the story. 'Can't put no verse there, the rototom telling the story'.2005, Jeff Chang, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, St. Martin's Publishing, page 409
    • [A] rototom, has the majority of its energy in the lower frequencies.1987, John Strawn, The Proceedings of the AES 5th International Conference: Music and Digital Technology, Audio Engineering Society, pages 23-24

Forms of rototom

pluralrototoms

Origin of rototom

From roto- + tom.

Questions about rototom

What does rototom mean?
Rototom means a drum that has no shell and is able to change pitch by rotating its drumhead around a threaded metal ring.
What part of speech is rototom?
Rototom is a noun.
What is the plural of rototom?
The plural of rototom is rototoms.

Words near rototom in the dictionary

  1. rototiller
  2. rototillers
  3. rototilling
  4. rototillings
  5. rototills
  6. rototom
  7. rototoms
  8. rototranslation
  9. rototranslational
  10. rototranslations
  11. rotovap

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