English-Thai Dictionary
kettledrum
N กลอง หน้า เดียว ขนาดใหญ่ กลอง โลหะ ขนาดใหญ่ มี ก้น กลม ด้านล่าง ทำ ด้วย ทองเหลือง krong-na-diao-ka-nad-yai
kettledrummer
N คน ตี กลอง ชนิด ก้น กลม หน้า เดียว
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
KETTLEDRUM
KETTLEDRUM Ket "tle *drum `, n.
1. (Mus. )
Defn: A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it.
Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to orchestras, where they are called tympani.
2. An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5.
KETTLEDRUMMER
KETTLEDRUMMER Ket "tle *drum `mer, n.
Defn: One who plays on a kettledrum.
New American Oxford Dictionary
kettledrum
ket tle drum |ˈketlˌdrəm ˈkɛdlˌdrəm | ▶noun a large drum shaped like a bowl, with a membrane adjustable for tension (and so pitch ) stretched across. Also collectively called timpani. DERIVATIVES ket tle drum mer noun
Oxford Dictionary
kettledrum
kettle |drum |ˈkɛt (ə )ldrʌm | ▶noun a large drum shaped like a bowl, with a membrane adjustable for tension (and so pitch ) stretched across. Also collectively called timpani. DERIVATIVES kettledrummer noun
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
kettledrum
k é ttle dr ù m 名詞 C 〘楽 〙ケトルドラム 〘音程を変えられる打楽器; この集合をtimpaniと呼ぶ; →percussion 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary