Together the lintel andtympanumwere a visual analogue of the canticle antiphons.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The tympana of 11r-15r include the heads of the evangelist symbols (often drastically cropped); while those of 10v, 15v and 16r are purely decorative.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These arches, with see-through fasciae and tympanums ornamented with elements of various colours constitute the main decorating feature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thetympanumof the ear is sunken and is less than a fourth of the diameter of the eye.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The faade is topped by atympanumalso divided into three parts, the central one featuring a lozenge.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Such an organ is generally a membrane (tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A lateral fold extends from the eye to the posterior portion of thetympanum.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The most notable feature of the church is the elaborately sculpted south portal, particularly thetympanum.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Stained-glasstympanumoverlights to entrances; gable apex features stained-glass rose window; copper cross finial above.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A thick stripe runs from the snout, across the eye andtympanum, and then breaks up into blotches on the sides.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
It is decorated with chevrons, but has a plaintympanum.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Above thetympanumis a prominent cornice with balustraded parapet.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The main facade features atympanumsurmounted by a louvered bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The neoclassical chapel's faade is made up of atympanumsupported by two pairs of pilasters on the sides.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The second level is occupied by thetympanumand archivolt at the center and by blind arcades with caryatids at right and left.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.