Tympanum
21Tympanum (zoology) — The tympanum is an external hearing structure in frogs and toads, located just behind the eye. It does not actually process sound waves; it simply transmits them to the amphibian s inner ear, which is protected from water and other foreign… …
22tympanum — noun (plural tympana; also nums) Etymology: Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin, eardrum, from Latin, drum, architectural panel, from Greek tympanon drum, kettledrum; perhaps akin to Greek typtein to beat Date: 1619 1. a. (1) tympanic membrane …
23tympanum — an area of enlarged scales behind the gill opening in some members of the Balistidae. This area can be vibrated to produce sound …
24tympanum — n.; pl. ana [Gr. tympanon, drum] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A vibrating membrane involved in hearing; typanic membrane; an auditory membrane …
25tympanum — noun a) A triangular space between the sides of a pediment. b) The middle ear …
26tympanum — Synonyms and related words: Eustachian tube, allantoic membrane, amnion, amniotic sac, anvil, arachnoid membrane, auditory apparatus, auditory canal, auditory meatus, auditory nerve, auditory ossicles, auditory tube, auricle, basement membrane,… …
27Tympanum — Tỵmpanum [von gr. τυμπανον = Handpauke, Handtrommel] s; s, ...na: ältere Bezeichnung für ↑Cavum tympani …
28tympanum — tym|pa|num [ˈtımpənəm] n plural tympanums or tympana [ nə] technical an ↑eardrum …
29tympanum — space within an arch; arched recess at entrance of cathedral Ecclesiastical Terms …
30tympanum — tym·pa·num || tɪmpÉ™nÉ™m n. middle ear (Biology); eardrum, tympanic membrane (Biology); membrane covering a drum; triangular recess on a pediment or below an arch (Architecture); diaphragm in a telephone receiver …
