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Tympana in a sentence

Tympana meaning

  1. plural of tympanum
  2. plural of tympanon

Using Tympana

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of tympanum | plural of tympanon

Context around Tympana

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lintels 1× two 1×

Sentence patterns with Tympana

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

on lintels tympana and walls 1× on the tympana above doorways 1× s two tympana 1× wheels or tympana were solid 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in khmer temple 1× the wheels or 1×

Common sentence endings:

centimetres inches thick 1× no lower jaw 1× s two tympana 1× tympana above doorways 1×

Words around Tympana

Just before it in the word index:

tympan 3 tymoshenko 4 tymofiy 3 tymofii 2 tymnet 2 tymieniecka 3

Just after it in the word index:

tympanic 6 tympanum 6 tymshare 7 tyn 2 tynan 20 tynda 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Tympana

  • In this selection, "tympana" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lintels and two stand out and add context to how "tympana" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include on lintels tympana and walls and on the tympana above doorways. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tympana" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tympana

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The wheels, or tympana, were solid and were several centimetres (inches) thick. (12 words)

Most of the missing images were located in the building's two tympana. (13 words)

Until about the 11th century AD, the Angkorian Khmer confined their narrative bas-reliefs to the space on the tympana above doorways. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

In Khmer temple architecture, the kala serves as a common decorative element on lintels, tympana and walls, where it is depicted as a monstrous head with a large upper jaw lined by large carnivorous teeth, but with no lower jaw. (40 words)

Until about the 11th century AD, the Angkorian Khmer confined their narrative bas-reliefs to the space on the tympana above doorways. (22 words)

Most of the missing images were located in the building's two tympana. (13 words)

Example sentences (4)

In Khmer temple architecture, the kala serves as a common decorative element on lintels, tympana and walls, where it is depicted as a monstrous head with a large upper jaw lined by large carnivorous teeth, but with no lower jaw.

Most of the missing images were located in the building's two tympana.

The wheels, or tympana, were solid and were several centimetres (inches) thick.

Until about the 11th century AD, the Angkorian Khmer confined their narrative bas-reliefs to the space on the tympana above doorways.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tympana" in a sentence?
An example: "In Khmer temple architecture, the kala serves as a common decorative element on lintels, tympana and walls, where it is depicted as a monstrous head with a large upper jaw lined by large carnivorous teeth, but with no lower jaw." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "tympana" from authentic English texts.
What does "tympana" mean?
Tympana means: plural of tympanum
How many example sentences with "tympana" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "tympana", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.