Tympanum - English meaning
Tympanum – definitions in English dictionary
nounThe tympanic membrane or eardrum.
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Males call not in choruses, but individually, though adults of both sexes appear to lack tympana (e…nounA vertical recessed triangular space forming the centre of a pediment, typically decorated.
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The cathedral of st-etienne dates from the eleventh century but its north portal with its distincti…nounA drum.
nounAn eardrum (= a thin piece of skin inside the ear that moves backwards and forwards when sound waves reach it, allowing you to hear sounds)
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Word origin
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek tumpanon ‘drum’, based on tuptein ‘to strike’.
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