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tympanum

Length / number of characters: 8
Number of words: 1

  • the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
  • a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
  • the main cavity of the ear
  • The ear drum, or middle ear. Sometimes applied incorrectly to the tympanic membrane
  • A chamber in the anterior part of the syrinx of birds
  • One of the naked, inflatable air sacs on the neck of the prairie chicken and other species of grouse
  • The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a triangular space or table
  • The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch
  • 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

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