While the Chinese may not have invented the abacus, we may have received the modern look of an abacus from China. The First Abacus As far back as the Sumarian culture in Mesopotamia (2700 â 2300 BCE), and possibly before, tools were used for counting.
Noun. 1. snare drum-a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head. side drum, snare. drum, membranophone, tympan-a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end.
The drum is a percussive musical instrument that is comprised of one or more membranes stretched over a hollow body. Sound is produced by striking the membrane, commonly called the head or skin. Hand drums are a very special type of drum. Hand drums are distinguished from other membranophones by their striker: the hand. Other membranophones produce sound when struck by an object foreign to the drummer.