percussive instrument vs drum

drum vs percussive instrument

percussive instrument and drum both are nouns.

percussive instrument is not a verb while drum is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percussive instrument	Yes	No	No	No
drum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drum is a hyponym of percussive instrument; that is, drum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than percussive instrument:

percussive instrument: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
drum: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Other hyponyms of percussive instrument include bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, bell, chime, gong, cymbal, membranophone, tympan, glockenspiel, orchestral bells, gong, tam-tam, kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani, tympanum, lagerphone, maraca, marimba, xylophone, forte-piano, piano, pianoforte, rain stick, steel drum, triangle, vibes, vibraharp, vibraphone, electronic drum kit, electronic drum set.

percussive instrument (noun)	drum (noun)
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another	small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
	a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
	a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
	a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
	the sound of a drum
	a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

percussive instrument (verb)	drum (verb)
	study intensively, as before an exam
	play a percussion instrument
	make a rhythmic sound

Difference between percussive instrument and drum

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