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tom-tom
tom-tom T0259400 (tŏm′tŏm′) also tam-tam (tŭm′tŭm′, tăm′tăm′)n.1. A mid-sized drum having one or two heads and a cylindrical body with a depth approximately equal to its diameter, often used in drum sets. Also called tom.2. Any of various small-headed drums, usually long and narrow, that are beaten with the hands.3. A monotonous rhythmical drumbeat or similar sound.
[Hindi ṭamṭam, probably of imitative origin.]tom-tom n 1. (Instruments) a drum associated either with the American Indians or with Eastern cultures, usually beaten with the hands as a signalling instrument 2. (Jazz) a standard cylindrical drum, normally with one drumhead 3. a monotonous drumming or beating sound vb, -toms, -tomming or -tommed (tr) informal to pass (information, esp gossip) around a community very quickly [C17: from Hindi tamtam, of imitative origin]tom-tom (ˈtɒmˌtɒm)
n. 1. a drum of American Indian or Asian origin, commonly played with the hands. 2. a dully repetitious drumbeat or similar sound. [1685–95; < Hindi ṭamṭam] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tom-tom - any of various drums with small headstenor drumdrum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end |
Translationstom-tom (ˈtomtom) noun a kind of drum usually beaten with the hands. 手鼓 手鼓tom-tom
tom-tom, name popularly applied to high-pitched hand drums, usually barrel-shaped and having either one or two drumheads of skin. They are tunable to specific pitches. Supposedly of Native American or Asian origin, they are sometimes used in modern dance orchestras for special effects. The terms tom-tom and tam-tam are sometimes confused; the latter is another name for the gong.tom-tom1. a drum associated either with the American Indians or with Eastern cultures, usually beaten with the hands as a signalling instrument 2. a standard cylindrical drum, normally with one drumhead tom-tom
Synonyms for tom-tomnoun any of various drums with small headsSynonymsRelated Words |