tympanum

n. 鼓膜, 耳膜, 鼓室, 中耳 [医] 鼓室

发音

其它 /ˈtɪm.pən.əm/

词形变化

tympana tympanums 复数 tympanums tympana 复数

别名

tympanon

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:

    The eardrum (tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica).

    医学 生物 动物学
  2. 2.

    Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:

    The main portion of the middle ear: the tympanic cavity (cavitas tympani).

    医学 生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:

    A membranous resonator in a sound-producing organ in frogs and toads.

    医学 生物 动物学
  4. 4.

    A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated.

    The recessed triangular space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.

    鼓室

    建筑
  5. 5.

    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.

    工程
  6. 6.

    A drum.

    古体
  7. 7.

    Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:

    A thin tense membrane covering the hearing organ on the leg or body of some insects, sometimes adapted (as in cicadas) for producing sound.

    医学 生物 动物学
  8. 8.

    Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:

    (in certain birds) The labyrinth at the bottom of the windpipe.

    医学 生物 动物学
  9. 9.

    A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated.

    建筑

词汇关系

词源

Borrowed from Latin tympanum (“a drum, timbrel, tambourine; the eardrum”). Doublet of timbre, timpani, timbal, and tymbal.

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