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tambours

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2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

tambours

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tambours is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, tambours is hyphenated as:

Definitions oftambours

1noun
  • A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber, affecting what materials are used to make it; a membranophone.
  • Any similar hollow, cylindrical object.

    Example: "Replace the drum unit of your printer."

  • A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.

    Example: "The restaurant ordered ketchup in 50-gallon drums."

  • The encircling wall that supports a dome or cupola.
  • Any of the cylindrical blocks that make up the shaft of a pillar.
  • A drumfish (family Sciaenidae).
  • A tip; a piece of information.
1noun
  • A small hill or ridge of hills.
1noun
  • A social gathering or assembly held in the evening.
  • A person's home; a house or other building, especially when insalubrious; a tavern, a brothel.
1noun
  • A small shallow drum.
  • A circular frame for embroidery.
  • A rich kind of gold and silver embroidery.
  • Silk or other material embroidered on a tambour.
  • The capital of a Corinthian column.
  • A work usually in the form of a redan, to enclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade.
  • A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by a rubber tube and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery.
  • In real tennis, a buttress-like obstruction in the main wall.

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