Tympanum
31tympanum — In architecture, the half round panel that fills the space between the lintel and the arch over a Romanesque or Gothic doorway. It is a perfect place for relief carvings …
32tympanum — [ tɪmpənəm] noun (plural tympanums or tympana nə) 1》 Anatomy & Zoology the membrane forming part of the organ of hearing, which vibrates in response to sound waves; the eardrum. 2》 Architecture a vertical recessed triangular space forming the… …
33tympanum — n. Drum (of the ear) …
34tympanum — noun (C) technical an ear drum …
35Tympanum — the area between the lintel, or flat top, of a doorway and the arch above it ♦ Triangular space in the pediment of a classical building, semicircular solid space between the arch and lintel of a Gothic doorway or between the covering arch and… …
36tympanum — tym·pa·num …
37tympanum — n. the middle ear (tympanic cavity) and/or the eardrum (tympanic membrane) …
38tympanum — tym•pa•num [[t]ˈtɪm pə nəm[/t]] n. pl. nums, na ( nə). 1) anat. zool. a) middle ear b) eardrum 2) archit. a) the recessed, usu. triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture b) …
39tympanum — /ˈtɪmpənəm / (say timpuhnuhm), /tɪmˈpanəm/ (say tim pahnuhm) noun (plural tympanums or tympana /ˈtɪmpənə/ (say timpuhnuh)) 1. Anatomy, Zoology the middle ear, comprising that part of the ear situated in a recess of the temporal bone. 2. →… …
40Tympanum — Tỵm|pa|non, 1Tỵm|pa|num, das; s, ...na <griechisch> (Architektur Giebelfeld über Fenstern und Türen [oft mit Reliefs geschmückt]) 2Tỵm|pa|num, das; s, ...na (altgriechische Handtrommel; trommelartiges Schöpfrad in der Antike; Medizin… …
