Definition of "tympana" []

• A plural of tympanum. (noun)

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• "The ringing it left in his tympana was a great confusion."
• "However, they do not have actual ears, they have a special organ called the tympana that is located on their knees."
• "All the other parts, such as tympana and the simae of the corona, are to be constructed as described above in the case of the Ionic order."