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noun, plural -nums, -na 
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Architecture.
a.
the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture.
b.
a similar space between an arch and the horizontal head of a door or window below.
3.
Electricity. the diaphragm of a telephone.
4.
a drum or similar instrument.
5.
the stretched membrane forming a drumhead.
Origin:
1610–20; < Latin < Greek týmpanon drum, akin to týptein to beat, strike
1610–20; < Latin < Greek týmpanon drum, akin to týptein to beat, strike
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Word Origin & History
tympanum
"drum of the ear," 1619, from M.L. tympanum, introduced in this sense by It. anatomist Gabriele Fallopio (1523-62), from L. tympanum "drum," from Gk. tympanon "a drum, panel of a door," from root of typtein "to beat, strike" (see type). Cf. O.E. timpan "drum, timbrel, tambourine,"
EXPANDFrom L. tympanum. The modern meaning "a drum" is attested in Eng. from 1675. Tympanist "one who plays on a drum" is recorded from 1611; since mid-19c. specifically of players on kettledrums.
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tympanum tym·pa·num or tim·pa·num (tĭm'pə-nəm)
n. tym·pa·nums or tym·pa·na (-nə)
See middle ear.
See eardrum.
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