drum machine

English

Etymology

Compound of drum +‎ machine.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹʌm məˌʃin/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹʌm məˌʃiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

drum machine (plural drum machines)

1. (music) An electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.

Translations

device

• Arabic: آلَة طُبُول f (ʔāla(t) ṭubūl)
• Esperanto: drumomaŝino, tamburmaŝino
• Finnish: rumpukone
• French: boîte à rythmes f
• Hebrew: מכונת תופים / מְכוֹנַת תֻּפִּים f (mekhonát tupím)
• Japanese: ドラムマシン (doramumashin)
• Korean: 드럼 머신 (deureom meosin)
• Portuguese: caixa de ritmos f (Portugal); máquina de ritmos f (Brazil)
• Spanish: caja de ritmos f, caja rítmica f
• Swedish: trummaskin