tympanum in Italian
tympanum in Italian is timpano — tympanum means any body part in an animal that is shaped like the head of a drum.
tympanum in Italian
timpano
(architecture) A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated
What does "tympanum" mean?
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noun Any body part in an animal that is shaped like the head of a drum.
"When he came around, the star sound was gone. The ringing it left in his tympana was a great confusion."
- noun The eardrum, the thin membrane inside the ear.
- noun The main space inside the middle ear.
- noun A thin, tight membrane on an insect's leg or body that lets it hear, and in some insects, such as cicadas, also produces sound.
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- When he came around, the star sound was gone. The ringing it left in his tympana was a great confusion.
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What is "tympanum" in Italian?
"tympanum" in Italian is timpano. tympanum means: Any body part in an animal that is shaped like the head of a drum.
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