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middle ear: the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear eardrum: the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound kettle: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
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Triangular surface bounded by the mouldings of a pediment; also the space, often carved, between the lintel and arch of a Gothic doorway.
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the area between the lintel of a doorway and the arch above it
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[tim-PAN-umm] (pl., tympana [tim-PAN-ah]) a membrane that is capable of vibrating (for sound production) or for use as an auditory organ (eardrum).
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a thin membrane that detects vibrations made by sound; also called eardrum and tympanic membrane
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