Tympanum Definition
timpənəm
tympanum, tympana, tympanums
noun
tympana, tympanums
A drum or drumhead.
Webster's New World
The diaphragm of a telephone.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A drumlike structure serving as a vibratory membrane for the hearing organs of certain insects.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Tympanum
Noun
Singular:
tympanum
Plural:
tympana, tympanumsOrigin of Tympanum
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From Latin tympanum, from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (tumpanon), from τύπτω (tuptō, “I strike, I hit").
From Wiktionary
Medieval Latin from Latin drum from Greek tumpanon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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