Tympanum

Meaning

Noun

●

A drum.

●

In Anatomy & Animal body parts:

Any of various

in various

with

to a

head:

The

(

tympanic membrane

,

a).

The main

of the

: the

tympanic cavity

(cavitas tympani).

A

in a sound-producing

in

and toads.

(in certain

) The

at the bottom of

the windpipe.

●

In Anatomy, Animal body parts & Entomology:

Any of various

in various

with

to a

head:

A

the

on the

or body of some

, sometimes

(

) for

sound.

●

In Architecture:

A

between the

of a

,

decorated

The

within an

, and above a

or a

,

the

below the

●

In Engineering:

A drum-shaped

with

by which water is

to the

when the

with the lower part of the

; used for

water,

irrigation.

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Tympanic Membrane

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