eardrum
English
/ˈɪəˌdɹʌm/, /ˈiɚˌdɹʌm/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
Etymology
Compound from English ear (fruiting body of grain, auditory organ) + English drum (instrument).
Origin
English
drum
Gloss
instrument
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedrum English
- dogear English
- drum English
- drumbeat English
- drumbeater English
- drumbeating English
- drumdried English
- drumette English
- drumfire English
- drumfish English
- drumful English
- drumfunk English
- drumhead English
- drumless English
- drumlike English
- drumline English
- drummer English
- drummest English
- drummeth English
- drummie English
- drummist English
- drummy English
- drumology English
- drumskin English
- drumstick English
- ear English
- ear bud English
- ear speaker English
- ear-piercing English
- ear-reach English
- earache English
- earal English
- earball English
- earbash English
- earbasher English
- earbob English
- earbone English
- earcap English
- earclip English
- earcockle English
- earcup English
- eardrop English
- eared English
- earflap English
- earful English
- eargasm English
- earhole English
- earlap English
- earless English
- earlet English
- earlid English
- earlike English
- earlock English
- earloop English
- earmark English
- earmold English
- earmould English
- earmuff English
- earpad English
- earphone English
- earpick English
- earpiece English
- earplug English
- earprint English
- earreach English
- earring English
- earset English
- earshot English
- earshrift English
- earsies English
- earsore English
- earsplitting English
- earspool English
- earspoon English
- earstone English
- earware English
- earwax English
- earwear English
- earwitness English
- earwork English
- earworm English
- earworthy English
- hare's ear English
- kettledrum English
- kickdrum English
- longear English
- mouse-ear English
- nanodrum English
- redrum English
- rollerdrum English
- violetear English
- wheatear English
- drum Dutch, Flemish
- イヤー Japanese
- ドラム Japanese
- ere Middle English
- druma Irish
- drwm Welsh
- trommelslach Middle Dutch
- 드럼 Korean
- ia Tok Pisin
- drom Mauritian Creole
- ndarama Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- ear
- drum
- eared
- earal
- earbob
- earset
- redrum
- earcup
- earful
- bedrum
- earlet
- earlid
- drummy
- earlap
- earcap
- earpad
- dogear
- earwax
- earhole
- earware
- earbone
- earflap
- drummer
- earshot
- earwork
- longear
- earless
- earmark
- ear bud
- earring
- earmold
- earpick
- earwear
- earlike
- earworm
- earloop
- earlock
- earsore
- earache
- eardrop
- drumful
- earball
- earplug
- drummie
- earclip
- earmuff
- earbash
- eargasm
- earsies
- wheatear
- earreach
- drumfish
- kickdrum
- drummist
- drummeth
- drumlike
- drumskin
- earspoon
- drumhead
- drumfunk
- drumline
- earpiece
- earspool
- drumless
- drummest
- earphone
- drumbeat
- earstone
- drumfire
- nanodrum
- earprint
- drumette
- earmould
- mouse-ear
- violetear
- earshrift
- drumdried
- drumology
- earcockle
- ear-reach
- earbasher
- earworthy
- drumstick
- kettledrum
- drumbeater
- hare's ear
- earwitness
- rollerdrum
- ear speaker
- drumbeating
- ear-piercing
- earsplitting