tympanum
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
Types & categories
- bodily cavity hypernym
Parts & wholes
- auditory apparatus part holonym
- ossicle part meronym
- Eustachian tube part meronym
- malleus part meronym
- incus part meronym
- stapes part meronym
Sense 2 noun
the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
Types & categories
- tissue layer hypernym
- perforated eardrum hyponym
Parts & wholes
Sense 3 noun
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
Types & categories
- percussion instrument hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | auditory apparatus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ossicle |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Eustachian tube |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | malleus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | incus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | stapes |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily cavity |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ear |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | umbo |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tissue layer |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | perforated eardrum |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tympanist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tympanic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | percussion instrument |