tympanum.
small drum or like (used in worship of Cybele/Bacchus); revolving cylinder;
Meaning & usage
drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine
drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine timbrel as a figure of something effeminate or enervating
(of things of a like shape): drum or wheel in machines for raising weights, in water organs, etc.
(of things of a like shape): triangular area of a pediment
(of things of a like shape): panel of a door
(of things of a like shape): part of the clepsydra
eardrum
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (tŭ́mpănon, “a kettledrum, drum”), from τῠ́πτω (tŭ́ptō, “to strike, beat, smite”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.