Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
tympanal — tympanal, ale, aux [ tɛ̃panal, o ] adj. et n. m. • 1872; de tympan ♦ Anat. Os tympanal ou le tympanal : le plus petit des trois os du temporal, en forme de gouttière. ● tympanal, tympanale, tympanaux adjectif Cercle, cadre, os tympanal, ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tympanal — Tym pa*nal, n. Tympanic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tympanal organ — A Tympanal organ is a hearing organ in insects, consisting of a membrane (tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac. Sounds vibrate the membrane, and the vibrations are sensed by a chordotonal organ. Tympanal organs occur in just… … Wikipedia
tympanal air chamber — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An air sac or space, usually posterior to the tympanal organ into which outside air is admitted by a spiracle allowing the tympanum to vibrate freely … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tympanal bullae — see tympanal hood … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tympanal frame — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The supporting framework of the tympanal membrane … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tympanal pockets — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Lepidoptera, pockets in the tympanal frame, usually 4 in number … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tympanal — tym·pa·nal (tĭmʹpə nəl) adj. Variant of tympanic. * * * … Universalium
tympanal — adjective tympanic … Wiktionary
tympanal — 1. SYN: tympanic (1). 2. Resonant. 3. SYN: tympanitic (2). * * * tym·pa·nal (timґpə nəl) 1. tympanic (def. 1). 2. tympanitic (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
