Meanings
noundrum machine (plural drum machines)
plural drum machines
- entertainmentAn electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.
Synonyms: rhythm box
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electronic musical instrument that can be programmed to create percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.
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Arabic آلَة طُبُول
- آلَة طُبُولdevice
Catalan caixa de ritmes
- caixa de ritmesdevice
Dutch drumcomputer
- drumcomputerdevice
Esperanto drumomaŝino, tamburmaŝino
- drumomaŝinodevice
- tamburmaŝinodevice
Finnish rumpukone
- rumpukonedevice
French boîte à rythmes
- boîte à rythmesdevice
German Drumcomputer
- Drumcomputerdevice
Hebrew מְכוֹנַת תֻּפִּים
- מְכוֹנַת תֻּפִּים (mekhonát tupím)device
Irish meaisín drumadóireachta
- meaisín drumadóireachtadevice
Japanese ドラムマシン
- ドラムマシン (doramumashin)device
Korean 드럼 머신
- 드럼 머신 (deureom meosin)device
Polish automat perkusyjny
- automat perkusyjnydevice
Portuguese caixa de ritmos, máquina de ritmos
- caixa de ritmosdevice
- máquina de ritmosdevice
Russian драм-маши́на
- драм-маши́на (dram-mašína)device
Spanish caja de ritmos, caja rítmica
- caja de ritmosdevice
- caja rítmicadevice
Swedish trummaskin
- trummaskindevice
Turkish davul makinesi
- davul makinesidevice
Ukrainian драм-маши́на
- драм-маши́на (dram-mašýna)device
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with drum machine
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APA
drum machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20machine
MLA
“drum machine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20machine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drum machine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drum%20machine.
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