Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

membranophone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mem-bra-nophone
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English membrane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English membranophone From membrane + -o- + -phone.

Inflected Forms

membranophones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

membranophonic

Synonyms

drum tympan

Questions

What does membranophone mean?: Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.
Where does membranophone come from?: Etymology tree English membrane Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English -phone English membranophone From membrane + -o- + -phone.

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