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Tympanum

Tympanum Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Tympanum? [n] a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [n] the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [n] the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear Synonyms \| Synonyms for Tympanum: eardrum \| kettle \| kettledrum \| middle ear \| myringa \| timpani \| tympani \| tympanic cavity \| tympanic membrane Related Terms \| Find terms related to Tympanum: See Also \| anvil \| auditory apparatus \| auditory tube \| bodily cavity \| bonelet \| cavity \| cavum \| ear \| Eustachian tube \| hammer \| incus \| malleus \| membrane \| ossicle \| ossiculum \| percussion instrument \| percussive instrument \| perforated eardrum \| stapes \| stirrup \| tissue layer \| umbo Tympanum In Webster's Dictionary \Tym"pa*num\, n.; pl. E. {Tympanums}, L. {Tympana}. [L., a kettledrum, a drum or wheel in machines, the triangular area in a pediment, the panel of a door, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to strike, beat. See {Type}, and cf. {Timbrel}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The ear drum, or middle ear. Sometimes applied incorrectly to the tympanic membrane. See {Ear}. (b) A chamber in the anterior part of the syrinx of birds. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the naked, inflatable air sacs on the neck of the prairie chicken and other species of grouse. 3. (Arch.) (a) The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a triangular space or table. (b) The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch. 4. (Mech.) 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.

Tympanum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tympanum?

[n] a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
[n] the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
[n] the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

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Tympanum In Webster's Dictionary

\Tym"pa*num\, n.; pl. E. {Tympanums}, L. {Tympana}.
[L., a kettledrum, a drum or wheel in machines, the
triangular area in a pediment, the panel of a door, Gr. ?, ?,
fr. ? to strike, beat. See {Type}, and cf. {Timbrel}.]
1. (Anat.)
   (a) The ear drum, or middle ear. Sometimes applied
       incorrectly to the tympanic membrane. See {Ear}.
   (b) A chamber in the anterior part of the syrinx of birds.

2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the naked, inflatable air sacs on the
   neck of the prairie chicken and other species of grouse.

3. (Arch.)
   (a) The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made
       by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a
       triangular space or table.
   (b) The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a
       subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.

4. (Mech.) 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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