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timpanum

noun timpanums · timpana · tympanum

  1. The eardrum.
  2. The middle ear.
  3. broadly The diaphragm of a telephone.
  4. An external hearing organ in some insects.
  5. An ornamental panel in any triangular space.
  6. A kettledrum.

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@misc{timpanum_2026,
  title = {timpanum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timpanum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}