The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.
synonyms: eardrum, myringa, tympanum.
Roget 418:
hearing
etc.
v.;
audition,
auscultation;
eavesdropping;
audibility.
acute ear,
nice ear,
delicate ear,
quick ear,
sharp ear,
correct ear,
musical ear;
ear for music.
ear,
auricle,
lug,
acoustic organs,
auditory apparatus;
eardrum,
tympanum,
tympanic membrane.
[devices to aid human hearing by amplifying sound]
ear trumpet,
speaking trumpet,
hearing aid,
stethoscope.
[distance within which direct hearing is possible]
earshot,
hearing distance,
hearing,
hearing range,
sound,
carrying distance.
[devices for talking beyond hearing distance: list]
telephone,
phone,
telephone booth,
intercom,
house phone,
radiotelephone,
radiophone,
wireless,
wireless telephone,
mobile telephone,
car radio,
police radio,
two-way radio,
walkie-talkie [Mil.],
handie-talkie,
citizen's band,
CB,
amateur radio,
ham radio,
short-wave radio,
police band,
ship-to-shore radio,
airplane radio,
control tower communication;
(communication)
525,
527,
529,
531,
532;
electronic devices
[devices for recording and reproducing recorded sound],
phonograph,
gramophone,
megaphone,
phonorganon†.
[device to convert sound to electrical signals]
microphone,
directional microphone,
mike,
hand mike,
lapel microphone.
[devices to convert recorded sound to electronic signals]
phonograph needle,
stylus,
diamond stylus,
pickup;
reading head
(electronic devices).
hearer,
auditor,
listener,
eavesdropper,
listener-in.
auditory,
audience.
[science of hearing]
otology,
otorhinolaryngology.
[physicians specializing in hearing]
otologist,
otorhinolaryngologist.
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