tymbal

[tim-buhl]

noun

1. a variant of timbal.

tymbal

/ ˈtɪmbəl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of timbal

Example Sentences

Instead, sometime starting in May or June, the Mojave Desert will be abuzz with male Apache cicadas, vibrating a membrane in their abdomen called a “tymbal” to attract a female mate.

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Owing to its passive in-flight actuation, this sound-producing organ is known as an 'aeroelastic tymbal'.

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Marc Holderied, Professor of Sensory Biology at the School of Biological Sciences, explained: "Our goal in this research was to understand how the corrugations in these tymbals can buckle and snap through in a choreographed way to produce a chain of broadband clicks. With this study, we unfolded the biomechanics that triggers the buckling sequence and shed light on how the clicking sounds are emitted through tymbal resonance."

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To uncover the mechanics of the aeroelastic tymbal, Hernando combined state-of-the-art techniques from biology and engineering mechanics.

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They have a dedicated tymbal organ, and an abdominal air sac likely serves to amplify the sound.

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