Timpanum
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Timpanum is a noun meaning (anatomy) The eardrum.
Meaning
(anatomy) The eardrum.
More Meanings
- (anatomy) The middle ear.
- (by extension) The diaphragm of a telephone.
- (zoology) An external hearing organ in some insects.
- (architecture) An ornamental panel in any triangular space.
- (music) A kettledrum.
Word Forms
- timpanums
- timpana
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tympanum, tympan, ectotympanic, tympanicum, promontory, hypotympanum.
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