DRUMHEAD

drumhead, summary

(adjective) performed speedily and without formality; “a summary execution”; “summary justice”

drumhead, head

(noun) a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

drumhead (plural drumheads)

Alternative spelling of drum head

Source: Wiktionary


Drum"head`, n.

1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.

2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of Capstan. Drumhead court-martial (Mil.), a summary court-martial called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a writing table.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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