tympan

1. (masculine) eardrum
2. (masculine) middle ear
3. (masculine) tympanum
4. (historical, masculine) treadwheel, treadmill
5. (broadly, masculine) hydraulic wheel
6. (dated, literary, masculine) various percussion instruments, such as gongs, tympans, tambourines, etc.
7. (masculine) tympan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɛ̃.pɑ̃/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: tympanum

In summary

Borrowed from Latin tympanum. Doublet of timbre, which was inherited.

Concepts

eardrum

tympanum

tympanic membrane

middle ear

drum

🥁

tympanic cavity

tympanium

myringa

ear-drum

eustachian tube

ear drum

auditory meatus

ears

👂

Synonyms

oreille

👂

tympanon

oreille moyenne

trompe d’eustache

Translations

timpano

tímpano

tímpano

Trommelfell

timpà

błona bębenkowa

trommelvlies

tympanon

kulak zarı

tympanum

🥁

طبلة الأذن

tympanum

ausidor

Paukenhöhle

trommelholte