tym|pa|num

tym|pa|num
tym|pa|num «TIHM puh nuhm», noun, plural -nums, -na «-nuh».
1. = eardrum. (Cf. ↑eardrum)
2. the middle part of the ear, consisting of a cavity in the temporal bone; middle ear.
3. the diaphragm in a telephone.
4. Architecture. a) the vertical recessed face of a pediment, enclosed by the cornices, usually triangular and often adorned with sculpture. b) a slab or wall between an arch and the horizontal top of a door or window below.
5. a drum, especially a kettledrum; tympano.
6. the stretched membrane of a drum; drumhead.
╂[< Medieval Latin tympanum < Latin, drum < Greek týmpanon < týptein to beat, strike. See etym. of doublets timbre (Cf. ↑timbre), timpani (Cf. ↑timpani), tympan. (Cf. ↑tympan)]

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  • tym·pa·num — /ˈtımpənəm/ noun, pl na / nə/ also nums [count] technical : ↑eardrum …   Useful english dictionary

  • ep|i|tym|pa|num — «EHP uh TIHM puh nuhm», noun. the upper portion of the tympanic cavity of the ear …   Useful english dictionary

  • tym — tym·ba·lon; tym·pan; tym·pa·nal; tym·pa·ni; tym·pani·form; tym·pan·ing; tym·pa·nism; tym·pa·nist; tym·pa·ni·tes; tym·pa·nit·ic; tym·pa·ni·tis; tym·pa·no·hy·al; tym·pa·non; tym·pa·nu·chus; tym·pa·num; tym·pa·ny; smec·tym·nu·an; tym·pan·ic; …   English syllables

  • num — abrot·a·num; al·bur·num; an·te·num·ber; an·te·ster·num; an·tir·rhi·num; apoc·y·num; ar·ca·num; ar·gen·to·pro·te·i·num; blech·num; buc·ci·num; co·ni·o·se·li·num; cri·num; dam·num; di·cra·num; do·num; du·o·de·num; epig·y·num; er·i·og·o·num;… …   English syllables

  • tympanum — tym·pa·num …   English syllables

  • tympanum — tym|pa|num [ˈtımpənəm] n plural tympanums or tympana [ nə] technical an ↑eardrum …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tympanum — tym•pa•num [[t]ˈtɪm pə nəm[/t]] n. pl. nums, na ( nə). 1) anat. zool. a) middle ear b) eardrum 2) archit. a) the recessed, usu. triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture b) …   From formal English to slang

  • pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… …   English syllables

  • Tympanum — In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a tiny drum. It separates the middle ear from the external ear. Etymology: The Latin term tympanum auris was introduced by Albertus Magnus… …   Medical dictionary

  • epitympanum — SYN: epitympanic recess. * * * epi·tym·pa·num tim pə nəm n the upper portion of the middle ear compare HYPOTYMPANUM * * * epi·tym·pa·num (ep″ĭ timґpə nəm) recessus epitympanicus …   Medical dictionary

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