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tympana
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of tympanum English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear [syn: middle ear , tympanic cavity ] the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound [syn: eardrum , tympanic membrane , myringa ] a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tympanum \Tym"pa*num\, n.; pl. E. Tympanums , L. Tympana . [L., a kettledrum, a drum or wheel in machines, the triangular area in a pediment, the panel of a door, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to strike, beat. See Type , and cf. Timbrel .] (Anat.) The ear drum, or middle ...
Usage examples of tympana.
With one of Scar's tympana hurt, wild gestures made him lose track of his thoughts.
They didn't cover his low-sound ears at all, but instead the forehead and shoulder tympana of his trigger member.
Thinking with all tympana immersed must be a little like using the radio cloaks: it took discipline and practice to do it, and some were never able to learn.
If we could change some of the tables, and make the receivers and transmitters to cover my tympana, why couldn't I think over the radio?
The hearts beating all around him made a low, delicious thunder against the tender tympana of his ears.