| NOUN | body | tympanum, middle ear, tympanic cavity | the main cavity of the ear |
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| body | tympanum, eardrum, tympanic membrane, myringa | the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound | |
| artifact | tympanum, kettle, kettledrum, tympani, timpani | a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it |
| Sounds | tih'mpahnahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | The main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear. | |
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| Synonyms | middle ear, tympanic cavity | |
| Part of | auditory apparatus | All of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears |
| Parts | Eustachian tube, auditory tube | Either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx |
| incus, anvil | The ossicle between the malleus and the stapes | |
| malleus, hammer | The ossicle attached to the eardrum | |
| ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum | A small bone | |
| stapes, stirrup | The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | |
| Broader | cavity, bodily cavity, cavum | (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus / sinus within the body |
| Spanish | oído medio | |
| Catalan | caixa timpànica | |
| Meaning | The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound. | |
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| Synonyms | eardrum, tympanic membrane, myringa | |
| Part of | ear | The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium |
| Parts | umbo | A slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum |
| Narrower | perforated eardrum | An eardrum with a hole or tear in it |
| Broader | membrane, tissue layer | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
| Spanish | membrana timpánica, tímpano | |
| Catalan | timpà | |
| Adjectives | tympanic | associated with the eardrum |
| Meaning | A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it. | |
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| Synonyms | kettle, kettledrum, tympani, timpani | |
| Broader | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
| Spanish | atabal, timbal, tímpano, tímpanos | |
| Catalan | timbala, timbales, timbal | |
| Nouns | tympanist, timpanist | a person who plays the kettledrums |
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