tympanum

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tym·pa·num /ˈtɪmpənəm/ noun (plural tympanums or tympana /-nə/) [countable]  technicalHBH an eardrum 鼓膜

Examples from the Corpus

tympanum• Walk around the outside of the N transept of the church whose fine tympanum relief is now in St George's Gallery.• The north doorway has a remarkable tympanum deeply set in the porch like that at Autun.• The tympanum is exceptionally large and, with the lintel below, depicts the Last Judgement.

tym·pa·num nounChineseSyllable  

an eardrum Corpus

tympanum
tym‧pa‧num /ˈtɪmpənəm/ noun (plural tympanums or tympana /-nə/) [countable]
technical an eardrum

tym·pa·numBrE /ˈtɪmpənəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪmpənəm/ 🔊 noun (

plural

tym·pa·nums or

tym·pana BrE /ˈtɪmpənə/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈtɪmpənə/ 🔊 ) (anatomy 解剖学) the eardrum 鼓膜；耳膜