Associations to the word «Tympanum»
Noun
- Font
- Organ
- Toad
- Plaster
- Window
- Pillar
- Majesty
- Vent
- Aisle
- Madonna
- Abdomen
- Large
- Drum
- Basilica
- Angel
- Chapel
- Vine
- Skull
- Crest
- Coronation
- Upper
- Representation
- Altar
- Streak
- Door
- Crusade
- Depiction
- Orbit
- Arcade
- Symbol
- Saint
- Tile
- Dove
- Dome
- Panel
- Figure
- Thigh
- Roof
- Donation
- Frame
- Scene
- Limb
- Nepal
- Insect
- Antenna
- Instrument
- Church
- Abbey
- Rim
- Prophet
- Jesus
- Architecture
- Space
- Bone
- Ridge
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
TYMPANUM, noun. (architecture) A triangular space between the sides of a pediment.
TYMPANUM, noun. (architecture) The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.
TYMPANUM, noun. The middle ear.
TYMPANUM, noun. The eardrum.
TYMPANUM, noun. A hearing organ in frogs, toads and some insects.
TYMPANUM, noun. (engineering) 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.
Dictionary definition
TYMPANUM, noun. The main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear.
TYMPANUM, noun. The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.
TYMPANUM, noun. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.
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