The main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear.

synonyms: middle ear, tympanic cavity.

Roget 210: summit, summity^†; top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point; turn of the tide, fountain head; water shed, water parting; sky, pole.    tip, tip top; crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib; end etc. 67; crown, brow; head, nob^†, noddle^†, pate; capsheaf^†.    high places, heights.    topgallant mast, sky scraper; quarter deck, hurricane deck.    architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus^†, capital, epistyle^†, sconce, pediment, entablature^†; tympanum; ceiling etc. (covering) 223.    attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story.    [metaphorical use] summit conference, summit; peak of achievement, peak of performance; peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs). ... show more

Dutch: middenoor

The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound.

synonyms: eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane.

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.    ... show more

Dutch: gehoorvlies, trommelvlies
Polish: bębenek, błona bębenkowa

A large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.

synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani.

Dutch: pauken, pauk
Polish: kocioł