- Look up
tympanum or
timpanum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Tympanum may
refer to:
Tympanum (architecture), an
architectural element located within...
- A
tympanum (pl.: tympana; from Gr**** and
Latin words meaning "drum") is the semi-circular or
triangular decorative wall
surface over an entrance, door...
- The
tympanum is an
external hearing structure in
animals such as mammals, birds, some reptiles, some
amphibians and some insects.
Using sound, vertebrates...
- A
tympanal organ (or
tympanic organ) is a
hearing organ in insects,
consisting of a
tympanal membrane (
tympanum)
stretched across a
frame backed by an...
- The
Larnaca Tympanum is a
medieval sculpture in
white marble found at
Larnaca in
Cyprus in the
nineteenth century. It is now in the
collection of the V&A...
-
Tropic of Capricorn,
defines the size of the astrolabe's
tympanum. The
center of the
tympanum (and the
center of the
three circles) is
actually the north-south...
- Look up
tympanum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In
ancient Greece and Rome, the
tympanon (τύμπανον) or
tympanum, was a type of
frame drum or tambourine...
- cool-temperate water-skink,
highland water skink, or
Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus
tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent
length c. 100 mm)
species of skink...
- with
dramatic scenes of
heaven and ****.
Other features include a rare
tympanum signed by
Giselbertus of Autun. The
Autun Cathedral is a
magnificent display...
-
Cathedral of
Saint Lazare at Autun,
France –
consisting of
numerous doorways,
tympanums and
capitals –
represents some of the most
original work of the period...
