drumhead

An adjective describing something conducted summarily, often in a military or legal context (e.g., drumhead court-martial); also used for objects resembling the shape or function of a drumhead.

• 🇩🇪Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das im Schnellverfahren, oft in militärischem oder juristischem Kontext, durchgeführt wird (z. B. ein Standgericht); bezeichnet auch Gegenstände, die in Form oder Funktion einer Trommelmembran ähneln.

1. Performed speedily and without formality C1 formal

   Describes a process or action that is carried out quickly and without the usual formalities, often in a military context.

   • The officer held a drumhead court-martial for the minor infraction.
   • They conducted a drumhead inquiry into the accident.
   • The decision was made in a drumhead manner, bypassing standard procedures.

   🇩🇪Im Schnellverfahren

   Synonyme: extemporaneoushastyimpromptuinformalmakeshiftsummary

   Antonyme: deliberateformallengthyofficialthorough

• more drumhead comparative form
• most drumhead superlative form

A noun referring to the membrane that is stretched taut over the open end of a drum, which is struck to produce sound.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Membran bezeichnet, die über die offene Seite einer Trommel gespannt ist und angeschlagen wird, um Klang zu erzeugen; auch das gespannte Fell eines Trommelinstruments.

1. Drum membrane B1 formal

   The stretched membrane or skin that covers the open end of a drum and produces sound when struck.

   • The drummer replaced the torn drumhead before the concert.
   • He tuned the drumhead to get the perfect pitch.
   • The drumhead vibrates rapidly when hit with a stick.

   🇩🇪Trommelfell

   Synonyme: headmembraneskin

• drumheads plural form
• drumheads' possessive plural form
• drumhead's possessive singular form