drum-like

Thân thiện

The child taps on a drum-like container.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shaped in a form resembling a drum: Having a cylindrical or barrel-like shape with circular ends, similar to the body of a drum.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The new building featured a unique, drum-like central atrium.
  • The fungus had a short, drum-like stem.
  • She stored her art supplies in a large, drum-like container.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Descriptive Use: Often used in scientific, architectural, or descriptive writing to precisely convey a specific cylindrical form.
  • The geologist examined the drum-like concretions found in the sedimentary rock.

Variants and Related Words

• Drum-shaped (adj): An alternative term with the same meaning.
  • The drum-shaped module was part of the space station.

Synonyms

• Cylindrical: Having the shape of a cylinder.
• Barrel-shaped: Shaped like a barrel, which is often similar to a drum.
• Tubular: Having the form of a tube or cylinder.

Antonyms

• Cubical: Shaped like a cube.
• Spherical: Shaped like a sphere.
• Pyramidal: Shaped like a pyramid.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaped in a form resembling a drum

Từ đồng nghĩa

• drum-shaped