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.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe algo realizado de forma acelerada o sumaria, típicamente en contextos militares o judiciales (como un consejo de guerra improvisado); también se aplica a objetos que recuerdan en forma o función a la membrana de un tambor.

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.

   🇪🇸sumario, sin formalidades

   Sinónimos: extemporaneoushastyimpromptuinformalmakeshiftsummary

   Antónimos: 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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la membrana tensada sobre la abertura de un tambor, que se golpea para producir sonido.

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.

   🇪🇸Parche de tambor

   Sinónimos: headmembraneskin

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