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tympanum
Part of speech: Adjective Part of speech: NounTympana, the middle ear; the eardrum; the diaphragm of a telephone.
Usage examples "tympanum":- He also painted in fresco the tympanum above the door of S. Procolo, and in the church of S. Francesco in the tribune of the high altar, he made a large Christ, half length, and a St Peter and a St Paul, in a very graceful style. - "The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8)", Giorgio Vasari.
- Above the door and below the arch is the tympanum, covered with sculpture, representing scriptural subjects, such as the figure of the Saviour in allusion to His saying, " I am the door," or the Agnus Dei, or Adam and Eve, or such legendary or symbolical subjects as St. George and the Dragon, or the Tree of Life. - "English Villages", P. H. Ditchfield.
- The literary company of the tympanum is full of movement and simple charm. - "Cathedrals of Spain", John A. (John Allyne) Gade.