On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Drumhead. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as summary or unofficial and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Drumhead meaning
Alternative spelling of drum head.
Synonyms of Drumhead
Using Drumhead
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of drum head.
- Useful related words include: summary, unofficial, head, membrane.
- In the example corpus, drumhead often appears in combinations such as: material drumhead, the drumhead.
Context around Drumhead
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Drumhead
- In this selection, "drumhead" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, material, goatskin, immediate, material, tension and trials stand out and add context to how "drumhead" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a goatskin drumhead and arrests immediate drumhead trials and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "drumhead" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with drumhead
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bass drum makes a low, boom sound when the mallet hits the drumhead. (14 words)
He wanted a picture of a drumhead sprinkled with powder to show the modes of vibration at the beginning of the book. (22 words)
There is usually a resonance head on the underside of the drum, typically tuned to a slightly lower pitch than the top drumhead. (23 words)
Cultural references In Herman Melville 's novella Billy Budd (first published 1924), the title character is convicted at a drumhead court-martial of striking and killing his superior officer on board HMS Indomitable, is sentenced to death, and is hanged. (40 words)
A bass drum pedal operates much the same as the hi-hat control; a footplate is pressed to pull a chain, belt, or metal drive mechanism downward, bringing a beater or mallet forward into the drumhead. (36 words)
From the start, the Yellow Vests’ basically non-violent unauthorised gatherings were met by massive police repression — teargas, Flash-balls, beatings, 10,000 arrests, immediate drumhead trials, and stiff sentences for minor infractions. (33 words)
Example sentences (8)
The sound of a drum depends on many variables—including shape, shell size and thickness, shell materials, counterhoop material, drumhead material, drumhead tension, drum position, location, and striking velocity and angle.
Once the drum is created, members of the griot families, like Touré, have the responsibility of putting the drums together with a goatskin drumhead.
From the start, the Yellow Vests’ basically non-violent unauthorised gatherings were met by massive police repression — teargas, Flash-balls, beatings, 10,000 arrests, immediate drumhead trials, and stiff sentences for minor infractions.
A bass drum pedal operates much the same as the hi-hat control; a footplate is pressed to pull a chain, belt, or metal drive mechanism downward, bringing a beater or mallet forward into the drumhead.
Cultural references In Herman Melville 's novella Billy Budd (first published 1924), the title character is convicted at a drumhead court-martial of striking and killing his superior officer on board HMS Indomitable, is sentenced to death, and is hanged.
He wanted a picture of a drumhead sprinkled with powder to show the modes of vibration at the beginning of the book.
The bass drum makes a low, boom sound when the mallet hits the drumhead.
There is usually a resonance head on the underside of the drum, typically tuned to a slightly lower pitch than the top drumhead.
Common combinations with drumhead
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: