Meaning

1 senses
  1. A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

    Trommelfell

    бараба́нная перепо́нкаbarabánnaja perepónka

    бараба́нна перети́нкаbarabánna peretýnka

    the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Ziri needs to clear his eardrums.

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  2. My eardrums burst because of the gunshot.

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  3. The eardrum is a thin, impermeable membrane.

    ruБарабанная перепонка – это тонкая и непроницаемая мембрана.

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  4. I punctured my eardrum with a cotton bud.

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  5. The ear canal sends sound waves to the eardrum.

    ruНаружный слуховой проход направляет звуковые волны на барабанную перепонку.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
membrane separating outer and middle ears:
Русский
By meaning 1
membrane separating outer and middle ears:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
membrane separating outer and middle ears:

Origin

From ear + drum.

From ear + drum.

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Forms

plural: eardrums

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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