tympanum
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~ the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
tympanum
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
tympanum
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
tyndale
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~ English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536)
tyndall
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– Engelsk
~ British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893)
Tyndall effect
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small particles in its path; it makes a beam of light visible; the scattered light is mainly blue