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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
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First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined above
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“Eardrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eardrum. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
eardrum
noun
ear·drum
-ˌdrəm
: 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
eardrum
noun
ear·drum
-ˌdrəm
More from Merriam-Webster on eardrum
Nglish: Translation of eardrum for Spanish Speakers
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