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1. Tympanum
   [architecture] In architecture, a tympanum (plural, tympana) is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, bounded by a lintel and arch. It often contains sculpture or other imagery or ornaments. Most architectural styles include this element. In ancient Greek ...
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2. Tympanum
   Space between lintel and arch over doorway.
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3. Tympanum
   The space between the lintel of a doorway and the arch above it. Often sculptured.
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4. tympanum
   A tambourine-like drum or a small drum which was always played by women. Kettle drums did not exist.
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5. Tympanum
   Tympanum: In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a tiny drum. It separates the middle ear from the external ear. Etymology: The Latin term 'tympanum auris' was introduced by Albertus Magnus circa 1225. A tympanum was a drum or similar ...
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6. tympanum
   a water raising device in use in parts of Vietnam,operated in a manner very similar to that of improved paddle wheel but resembling more nearly the Egyptian sakia in construction and in principle of lifting the water Category: Building industry
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7. Tympanum
   the area enclosed by mouldings of a pediment or the lintel of a doorway and the arch above it, often richly carved or decorated. (Illustration)
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8. Tympanum
   The masonry or brickwork inside a pediment, or the head of an arch, sometimes filled with sculpture. Related Words: Arch; Pediment
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9. Tympanum
   In architecture, the semicircular area that fills the space between the lintel and the arch over a doorway. It is often the location for a panel decorated with relief sculpture or (especially on Armenian churches) for a building inscription. The plural is tympana. U
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10. tympanum
    1. <anatomy> Loosely, the tympanic membrane (membrana tympani). ... 2. The tympanic cavity (cavitas tympanica). ... Origin: L., Gr. Tympanon = drum ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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11. tympanum
    (tim´pә-nәm) tympanic membrane. tympanic cavity.
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12. Tympanum
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) One of the naked, inflatable air sacs on the neck of the prairie ...
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13. tympanum
    (from the article `ear, human`) The cavity of the middle ear is a narrow, air-filled space. A slight constriction divides it into an upper and a lower chamber, the tympanum ...
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14. tympanum
    in Classical architecture, the area enclosed by a pediment, whether triangular or segmental. In a triangular pediment, the area is defined by the ... [4 related articles]
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15. tympanum
    (L.; Gr. tympanon drum) 1. loosely, the tympanic membrane (membrana tympani (NA)). 2. the tympanic cavity (cavitas tympanica (NA)).
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16. tympanum
    tympanum (s), tampana (pl) 1. In anatomy, the drum of the ear, the eardrum, the tympanic membrane. The tympanum resembles the head of a tiny drum which separates the middle ear from the external ear. 2. A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it. 3. The main ca...
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17. Tympanum
    [anatomy] The tympanum is an external hearing structure in animals such as frogs, toads, insects, and mammals, to name a few. ==Anurans== In frogs and toads, it is located just behind the eye. It does not actually process sound waves; it simply transmits them to the amphibian`s inner ear, wh...
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18. Tympanum
    In architecture a tympanum is the triangular space between the horizontal and sloping cornices on the front of a pediment in classical architecture. It is often left plain, but is sometimes covered with sculpture. This name is also given to the space immediately above the opening of a doorway, etc, ...
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19. Tympanum
    The tympanum (middle ear) is a cavity in the temporal bone filled with air, closed externally by the tympanic membrane and containing a chain of small bones which convey sound vibrations to the inner ear.
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20. Tympanum
    The vertical space between the arch and the lintel of a doorway. This location was often considered the premier site on a structure for sculpture, and so contained significant scenes such as the Last Judgment or Christ enthroned.
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21. Tympanum
    This is the external ear drum visible on the side of the head of most frogs.
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22. Tympanum
    Vertical triangular space, plain or with relief decoration, between the slopes of a roof and the horizontal cornice of a temple or other building with a pediment.
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23. tympanum
    tympanum (tim'punum) . In architecture, the triangular space of a pediment, or low-pitched gable, above a portico, door, or window. Its boundaries are generally cornice moldings. The term also designates the solid wall space above an arched window or door. Sculptured tympana of this type, within...
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24. tympanum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tim′pă-nŭm, tim′pă-nă Synonyms: eardrum
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25. tympanum
    Latin = a drum.
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