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eardrum



ear·drum [ ˈir-ˌdrəm]



eardrum   
noun
[ˈir-ˌdrəm]

Definition of eardrum

: tympanic membrane



Recent Examples on the Web


//Some of the vibrations passed through the wood, through his jaw, through his temporal bone, and into his cochlea, bypassing his eardrum and middle ear.
— David Owen, The New Yorker, "What New York City Misses by Not Doing Hearing Tests on Students," 3 Nov. 2019
//Each listener can fiddle with their volume settings on their own device, so one friend can't blow out the other's eardrums.
— Wired, "How to Share Your iPhone Audio With a Friend," 24 Sep. 2019
//In 2017 Dr Pagano suggested this could be because of the orientation of the Eustachian tube, which is located just inside the eardrum, and connects the middle ear to the back of the throat.
— The Economist, "Neanderthals had a propensity for earache, nudging them to their doom," 12 Sep. 2019
//Getting to give my mom that call and her blow my eardrum out with excitement.
— Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Giants’ bullpen flipped upside down, new arrivals expected to take over key jobs," 2 Sep. 2019
//The officers left him with a fractured jaw and a burst eardrum, according to the lawsuit.
— Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Cuyahoga County Jail inmate says guards fractured his jaw, damaged eardrum in attack," 3 July 2019
//Audible, Apple, Google Player, and major publishing houses are battling it out for access to customers’ eardrums.
— Travis Deshong, Washington Post, "In the age of ear buds and audiobooks, they want to be the voices in your head," 12 Aug. 2019
//Audible, Apple, Google Player, and major publishing houses are battling it out for access to customers' eardrums.
— Travis Deshong, chicagotribune.com, "In the age of ear buds and audiobooks, they want to be the voices in your head," 10 Aug. 2019
//But Hitler, along with everyone else shielded by the heavy wooden table leg, survived with a few minor scrapes and a perforated eardrum.
— Albinko Hasic, Time, "A Group of German Leaders Tried to Kill Hitler in 1944. Here’s Why They Failed," 19 July 2019


First Known Use of eardrum

1645, in the meaning defined above



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More Definitions foreardrum

eardrum

noun

English Language Learners Definition of eardrum

: a thin, tightly stretched piece of tissue in the ear that vibrates when sound waves hit it

eardrum

noun
ear·​drum | \ ˈir-ˌdrəm \

Kids Definition of eardrum

: the membrane that separates the outer and middle parts of the ear and vibrates when sound waves strike it

eardrum

noun
ear·​drum | \ -ˌdrəm \

Medical Definition of eardrum

: tympanic membrane