tympan
Meanings
Noun
1. eardrum (anatomy)
2. middle ear (anatomy)
3. tympanum (architecture)
4. treadwheel, treadmill (historical)
5. hydraulic wheel (by extension)
6. various percussion instruments, such as gongs, tympans, tambourines, etc. (dated or literary, music, dated, literary)
7. tympan (printing)
Examples2
un son qui me vrille le tympan
a sound that tears through my eardrums
Le conduit auditif envoie les ondes sonores jusqu'au tympan.
The ear canal sends sound waves to the eardrum.