tympanum — meaning in English

English meaning

• barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
• drum noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
• eardrum noun The thin membrane inside the ear that vibrates in response to sound and passes the vibration on to the inner ear bones.

Senses

tympanum is used for these senses in English:

• barrel A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
• eardrum (anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

barrel — full definition

1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

drum — full definition

1. noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.
2. noun A cylindrical container, especially one used to store or transport liquid.
3. verb To strike or tap rhythmically, as if playing a drum.

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