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eardrum

/ˈɪədrʌm/noun

उच्चारण इअर्ड्रम

कान का पर्दा, कर्णपटह

Core word

noun
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    a thin piece of skin inside the ear that is tightly stretched and that vibrates when sounds reach it

    कान का पर्दा, कर्णपटह

    • A very loud noise can damage your eardrums.
    • The doctor said that his eardrum had burst.
    • Cotton buds should never be pushed in far enough to touch the eardrum.
    + 2 more examples
    • Sound waves make the eardrum vibrate, and the tiny bones pass the movement on.
    • A sudden change in pressure on the plane can hurt your eardrum.

    Synonyms tympanic membrane

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

eardrum (countable noun)

The eardrum is a thin skin inside the ear that vibrates when sound reaches it. It is countable: the eardrum, both eardrums. It is one word.

Eardrum कान के भीतर की पतली झिल्ली है जो ध्वनि पहुँचने पर कंपन करती है। यह countable है: the eardrum, both eardrums। यह एक ही शब्द है।

  • Sound makes the eardrum vibrate.
  • His left eardrum was damaged.

burst / perforate / rupture an eardrum

A damaged eardrum is described as burst, perforated or ruptured. Burst is the common everyday word, and perforated is medical.

क्षतिग्रस्त eardrum को burst, perforated या ruptured कहा जाता है। Burst रोज़ का शब्द है और perforated चिकित्सकीय।

  • A loud explosion burst the soldier's eardrum.

the eardrum of + person / in + ear

Say the eardrum of a person, or the eardrum in the right ear.

कहें: the eardrum of a person, या the eardrum in the right ear।

  • The doctor checked the eardrum in the left ear.

eardrum (also tympanic membrane)

The medical name is the tympanic membrane. It is used in biology books.

इसका चिकित्सकीय नाम tympanic membrane है। यह जीव-विज्ञान की पुस्तकों में प्रयोग होता है।

  • The tympanic membrane, or eardrum, separates the outer ear from the middle ear.

eardrum vs ear canal

The ear canal is the tube leading from the outer ear to the eardrum; the eardrum closes the end of the canal.

Ear canal बाहरी कान से eardrum तक जाने वाली नली है; eardrum उस नली का सिरा बंद करता है।

  • Wax collects in the ear canal, not on the eardrum.
+Collocations 5

adjective + eardrum

burstdamagedhealthyperforatedsensitive

  • A perforated eardrum usually heals by itself.

verb + eardrum

burstdamagevibrateprotectexamine

  • Loud noise can damage the eardrum.

eardrum + noun

injurypainmembranedamagesurgery

  • He needed surgery for an eardrum injury.

cause of damage

loud noiseinfectionpressure changecotton budblast

  • Pressure change during a flight can hurt the eardrum.

eardrum + preposition

behind the eardrumthrough the eardrumagainst the eardrum

  • Air pressure builds up behind the eardrum during a flight.
“More examples 7
  • Sound waves strike the eardrum and make it vibrate.

ध्वनि तरंगें eardrum से टकराकर उसे कंपित करती हैं।

  • Radhika learnt about the eardrum in her science class.

राधिका ने विज्ञान की कक्षा में eardrum के बारे में पढ़ा।

  • Never put a sharp object in your ear; it may puncture the eardrum.

कान में कभी कोई नुकीली वस्तु न डालें; इससे eardrum में छेद हो सकता है।

  • The pilot felt pressure on his eardrums as the plane descended.

जहाज़ के नीचे उतरते समय पायलट ने अपने eardrums पर दबाव महसूस किया।

  • The eardrum is connected to three tiny bones in the middle ear.

Eardrum मध्य कान की तीन छोटी हड्डियों से जुड़ा होता है।

  • A cotton bud pushed too deep may tear the eardrum.

बहुत भीतर तक डाली गई cotton bud eardrum को फाड़ सकती है।

  • If your eardrum is injured, keep water out of the ear.

यदि आपका eardrum घायल हो तो कान में पानी न जाने दें।