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By mimicking that strategy, the microphone can be made more compact than standard ones, which are instead designed after the human eardrum. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024 This infection occurs when fluid is trapped behind the eardrum, and parts of the middle ear become infected. Sherri Gordon, Health, 30 Dec. 2024 When Charli's black Escalade finally rolls through the fields, stopping beside the stage, my eardrums nearly rupture from the cheers. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2024 This electric charge may help lidocaine penetrate the eardrum and reduce an overactive auditory system. Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for eardrum 

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eardrum was in 1645

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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

: the thin membrane that separates the outer and middle ear and carries sound waves as vibrations to the chain of tiny bones in the middle ear

called also tympanic membrane, tympanum

Medical Definition

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