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Tympanum   /tˈɪmpənəm/   Listen
Tympanum

noun
(pl. E. tympanums, L. tympana)
1.
The main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear.  Synonyms: middle ear, tympanic cavity.
2.
The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.  Synonyms: eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane.
3.
A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.  Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani.





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"Tympanum" Quotes from Famous Books



... constructed upon the recognized rules of hydraulics; the eye upon the most refined principles of optics; that the ear was furnished with the means of dealing with the three characteristics of sound—its tympanum for intensity, its cochlea for pitch, and its semicircular canals for quality; and that the air, brought into the great air passages, calling into play atmospheric pressure, was conveyed upon physical principles into the ultimate cells of the lungs, and thence ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 • Various
... F.—My tympanum is smitten with pleasant peltings of wisdom! I 'll lay you ten to one you cannot tell me the present condition of your ...
— Cobwebs From an Empty Skull • Ambrose Bierce (AKA: Dod Grile)


Words linked to "Tympanum" :   perforated eardrum, ossicle, stapes, tympanist, incus, hammer, bonelet, bodily cavity, membrane, cavity, cavum, percussion instrument, timpanist, auditory apparatus, stirrup, auditory tube, Eustachian tube, percussive instrument, umbo, malleus, anvil, tissue layer, ossiculum, ear


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