Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timpanum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tim-panum
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The middle ear.

noun

The diaphragm of a telephone.

noun

An external hearing organ in some insects.

noun

An ornamental panel in any triangular space.

noun

Inflected Forms

timpanums (plural) timpana (plural) tympanum (alternative)

Questions

What does timpanum mean?: The eardrum.

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