Tympanum meaning

tĭmpə-nəm

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A membranous external auditory structure, as in certain insects.

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The diaphragm of a telephone.

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A drum or drumhead.

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The diaphragm of a telephone.

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A membranous external auditory structure, as in certain insects.

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The diaphragm of a telephone.

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(architecture) A triangular space between the sides of a pediment.

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(architecture) The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.

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The middle ear.

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(engineering) A drum-shaped wheel with spirally curved partitions by which water is raised to the axis when the wheel revolves with the lower part of the circumference submerged; used for raising water, as for irrigation.

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Origin of tympanum

Medieval Latin from Latin drum from Greek tumpanon

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek Ï„ÏÎ¼Ï€Î±Î½Î¿Î½ (tumpanon), from Ï„ÏÏ€Ï„Ï‰ (tuptÅ, “I strike, I hit").

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