tympanum

Meaning of tympanum

noun
  1. A triangular space between the sides of a pediment.
  2. The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.
  3. The middle ear.
  4. The eardrum.
  5. A hearing organ in frogs, toads and some insects.
  6. In certain birds, the labyrinth at the bottom of the windpipe.
  7. A drum-shaped wheel with spirally curved partitions by which water is raised to the axis when the wheel revolves with the lower part of the circumference submerged; used for raising water, as for irrigation.

Information about tympanum

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of tympanum is: tympanums.
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Hyphenation of tympanum

tym-pa-num

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • tympanum is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

tympanum synonyms

Meaning eardrum:

eardrum, myringa

Meaning kettle:

kettle, kettledrum, tympani, timpani

Words that rhyme with tympanum

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