Meaning

6 senses

  1. The eardrum.

  2. The middle ear.

  3. (broadly)The diaphragm of a telephone.

More meanings 3

  1. An external hearing organ in some insects.

  2. An ornamental panel in any triangular space.

  3. A kettledrum.

Forms

plural: timpanums / timpana

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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