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Definitions for Tympanum
[1] Anatomy , Zoology . middle ear. tympanic membrane.
[2] Architecture . the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture. a similar space between an arch and the horizontal head of a door or window below.
[3] Electricity . the diaphragm of a telephone.
[4] a drum or similar instrument.
[5] the stretched membrane forming a drumhead.
[6] the cavity of the middle ear another name for tympanic membrane
[7] any diaphragm resembling that in the middle ear in function
[8] Also called: tympan architect the recessed space bounded by the cornices of a pediment, esp one that is triangular in shape and ornamented the recessed space bounded by an arch and the lintel of a doorway or window below it
[9] music a tympan or drum
[10] a scoop wheel for raising water
Words nearby Tympanum
tympanoplasty, tympanostomy, tympanostomy tube, tympanotomy, tympanous, tympanum, tympany, tyndale, tyndall, tyndall beam, tyndall effect
Origin of Tympanum
1610–20; < Latin < Greek týmpanon drum, akin to týptein to beat, strike
Word origin for Tympanum
C17: from Latin, from Greek tumpanon drum; related to Greek tuptein to beat
Synonyms for Tympanum
tympanic membrane