tympanum
Middle ear membrane
A tympanum is a drum or drumlike structure.
In anatomy, it's the eardrum—the membrane that vibrates when sound waves strike it.
In architecture, a tympanum is the recessed triangular or semicircular space above a doorway, often decorated with sculpture or relief: The cathedral's tympanum depicted the Last Judgment.
Inner auditory membrane
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- auditoryOf or relating to hearing
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
pitch · frequency · volume · echo · tone · decibel · sensitivity · perception
Inner auditory membrane
- middle earSound-conducting body chamber
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- malleusHammer-shaped hearing bone
- incusMiddle ear ossicle
stapes · cochlea · otoscope · perforation · otology · otolaryngology · vestibular · auditory canal
Tunable orchestral drum
- timpaniTunable orchestral percussion
- drumheadTaut membrane over cylinder
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
- orchestralFor a symphony ensemble
percussion · tuning · copper · bowl · struck · membrane · tension · pedal
Triangular architectural crowning element
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
architrave · gable · relief · sculpture · tympan · lunette · bas-relief · carving
Imposing entrance or gate
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- Last JudgmentGod's final verdict on humanity
tympan · lintel · apostles · saints · biblical · sculptural · iconography
eardrum
Inner auditory membrane
resonance · pitch · frequency · volume · echo · tone · decibel · sensitivity · perception · earshot
eardrum
Inner auditory membrane
- middle earSound-conducting body chamber
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- malleusHammer-shaped hearing bone
incus · stapes · cochlea · otoscope · perforation · otology · otolaryngology · vestibular · auditory canal · barotrauma
kettledrum
Tunable orchestral drum
- timpaniTunable orchestral percussion
- drumheadTaut membrane over cylinder
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
orchestral · percussion · tuning · copper · bowl · struck · membrane · tension · pedal · pitch
pediment
Triangular architectural crowning element
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- entablatureBeam structure on columns
- porticoColumned covered entryway
cornice · architrave · gable · relief · sculpture · tympan · lunette · bas-relief · carving · façade
portal
Imposing entrance or gate
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
Last Judgment · tympan · lintel · apostles · saints · biblical · sculptural · iconography
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
- architectural elementscolumn, columns, arch, archway, dome
- architectural ornamentacanthus, arabesque, arabesques, architrave, baluster
- Cathedral Artrose window, flying buttress, gargoyle, altarpiece, pointed arch
- tensor tympaniMuscle tensing the eardrum
- scala tympaniLower cochlear canal