How do you use Tympanum in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like timpani or kettle, plus the exact meaning.
Tympanum in a sentence
Tympanum meaning
- A drum.
- Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head:
- The eardrum (tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica).
Synonyms of Tympanum
Tympanum vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Tympanum
- The main meaning on this page is: A drum. | Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head: | The eardrum (tympanic membrane, membrana tympanica).
- Useful related words include: middle ear, timpani, tympani, kettledrum.
- Possible Dutch translations are: timpaan.
Context around Tympanum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tympanum
- In this selection, "tympanum" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, famous, generally and dates stand out and add context to how "tympanum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a famous tympanum from banteay and a tympanum is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tympanum" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tympanum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The tympanum dates back to 1468. (6 words)
A tympanum is the decorated surface of a pediment. (9 words)
They have a tympanum on each side of their heads which is involved in hearing and, in some species, is covered by skin. (23 words)
The opening of the portal may be arched, or may be set with a lintel supporting a tympanum, generally carved, but in Italy sometimes decorated with mosaic or fresco. (29 words)
By contrast, all amniotes (mammals, birds and reptiles) have twelve pairs of cranial nerves. citation Close-up of frog's head showing eye, nostril, mouth and tympanum. (27 words)
A famous tympanum from Banteay Srei depicts Shiva sitting on Mount Kailasa with his consort, while the demon king Ravana shakes the mountain from below. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
A famous tympanum from Banteay Srei depicts Shiva sitting on Mount Kailasa with his consort, while the demon king Ravana shakes the mountain from below.
A tympanum is the decorated surface of a pediment.
By contrast, all amniotes (mammals, birds and reptiles) have twelve pairs of cranial nerves. citation Close-up of frog's head showing eye, nostril, mouth and tympanum.
The opening of the portal may be arched, or may be set with a lintel supporting a tympanum, generally carved, but in Italy sometimes decorated with mosaic or fresco.
The tympanum dates back to 1468.
They have a tympanum on each side of their heads which is involved in hearing and, in some species, is covered by skin.