Translation for 'tympanum' from English to Croatian

tympanum

timpan {m}arhit.glazb.

• "Solenodonsaurus" was once believed to have had an impedance matching hearing system like those of modern tetrapods, with an eardrum-like membrane called a tympanum that covered a notch in the squamosal bone at the back of the skull.
• They then covered everything in a layer of plaster in order to affix other art work on top of the tympanum.
• The carved tympanum of the Puerta del Cordero is one of the basilica's most notable features. Created prior to 1100, this romanesque tympanum depicts the sacrifice of Abraham.
• The right tympanum is divided into three parts and is dedicated to the theme of salvation.
• The specific name "magnitympanum" is derived from Latin "magnus" meaning "large" and "tympanum" meaning "drum", in reference to the large tympanum.

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• The north doorway has a 12th-century tympanum above it.
• The imposing façade has monumental Corinthian pilasters upholding a triangular tympanum.
• The flanking wings have composite brick and stone, but the center is smooth stone with a triangular tympanum.
• The tympanum is profusely carved with vegetal motifs that are reminiscent of Al-Andalus art.
• The tympanum depicts the Apocalypse of the Book of Revelation.

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• The main door of the church, with a carved tympanum, dates from the late fifteenth century.