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timpanum

timpanum noun: the eardrum.

Noun

timpanum (plural timpanums or timpana)

  1. The eardrum.
  2. The middle ear.
  3. (broadly) The diaphragm of a telephone.
  4. An external hearing organ in some insects.
  5. An ornamental panel in any triangular space.
  6. A kettledrum.

Forms of timpanum

pluraltimpanums
pluraltimpana
alternative formtympanum

Questions about timpanum

What does timpanum mean?
Timpanum means the eardrum.
What part of speech is timpanum?
Timpanum is a noun.
What is the plural of timpanum?
The plural of timpanum is timpanums.

Words near timpanum in the dictionary

  1. timpanists
  2. timpano
  3. Timpanogos
  4. timpanos
  5. timpans
  6. timpanum
  7. timpanums
  8. Timpas
  9. Timperley
  10. Timperleys
  11. timple

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