tympanum

英['tɪmpənəm] 美['tɪmpənəm]
  • n. [解]耳膜;鼓膜;中耳;[建]门楣中心
  • tymbal n.(=timbal)铜鼓;(蝉的)鼓室
  • tympan n.薄膜状物;压纸格;门楣中心
  • tympana n.鼓形水车的复数
  • tympanal adj.鼓皮似的;[解]鼓膜的;鼓室的
  • tympani n.[音乐]定音鼓=timpani.
Noun:
  1. the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear

  2. the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

  3. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

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