how to pronounce tympanum

/ˈtɪmpənəm/

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tympanum is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of tympanum

noun:

A hearing organ in frogs, toads and some insects.
The eardrum.
A drum-shaped wheel with spirally curved partitions by which water is raised to the axis when the wheel revolves with the lower part of the circumference submerged; used for raising water, as for irrigation.
The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.
The middle ear.
A triangular space between the sides of a pediment.
In certain birds, the labyrinth at the bottom of the windpipe.

tympanum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tympanum occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics tympanum can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tympanum can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;