tympanum
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1. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (noun.artifact)
2. the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | membrane, tissue layer, |
| definition | : | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | perforated eardrum, |
| definition | : | an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | umbo, |
| definition | : | a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | ear, |
| definition | : | the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium (noun.body) |
3. the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear (noun.body)
| part holonym | : | auditory tube, eustachian tube, |
| definition | : | either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | hammer, malleus, |
| definition | : | the ossicle attached to the eardrum (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | anvil, incus, |
| definition | : | the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | stapes, stirrup, |
| definition | : | the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | auditory apparatus, |
| definition | : | all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears (noun.body) |
4. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | timpanist, tympanist, |
| definition | : | a person who plays the kettledrums (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tympanic, |
| definition | : | resembling a drum (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | timpanist, tympanist, |
| definition | : | a person who plays the kettledrums (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | tympanic, |
| definition | : | resembling a drum (adj.pert) |
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