Tympanum Definition

timpənəm
tympanum, tympana, tympanums
noun
tympana, tympanums
A drum or drumhead.
Webster's New World
The diaphragm of a telephone.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A drumlike structure serving as a vibratory membrane for the hearing organs of certain insects.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tympanum

Noun

Singular:
tympanum
Plural:
tympana, tympanums

Origin of Tympanum

  • From Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (tumpanon), from τύπτω (tuptō, “I strike, I hit").

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin from Latin drum from Greek tumpanon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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