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tambourine vs membranophone

membranophone vs tambourine

tambourine and membranophone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tambourine Yes No No No
membranophone Yes No No No
As nouns, membranophone is a hypernym of tambourine; that is, membranophone is a word with a broader meaning than tambourine:
  • tambourine: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
  • membranophone: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Other hypernyms of tambourine include drum, tympan.
tambourine (noun) membranophone (noun)
a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Difference between tambourine and membranophone

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