tympanum
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Definition of tympanum
1a(1) : tympanic membrane
(2) : middle ear
b : a thin tense membrane covering an organ of hearing of an insect — see insect illustration
c : a membranous resonator in a sound-producing organ
2a : the recessed usually triangular face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices
b : the space within an arch and above a lintel or a subordinate arch
Illustration of tympanum
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tympanum
noun
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Medical Definition of tympanum
2 : middle ear
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