| 单词 | tympanum |
| 释义 | tympanum (once / 11738 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY tympanum: tympana, tympanums USAGE EXAMPLESMacedonia’s main government complex, recently recast as a copy-and-paste White House, complete with square portico and tympanum, begged for recognition. New York Times(Oct 05, 2016) The bright banners hanging from the tympanum proclaimed the word. Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex: A Novel(2002) Sound waves rock the tympanum and thus the cuticle plate like a seesaw. Scientific American(Nov 19, 2012) 1 1n the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear Syn|Hyper middle ear, tympanic cavity bodily cavity, cavity, cavum (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body 2n the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane perforated eardrum an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems membrane, tissue layer a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants n a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it Syn|Hyper kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani percussion instrument, percussive instrument a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
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