tympanic

English

Etymology

From tympanum +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪmˈpæn.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ænɪk

Adjective

tympanic (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a drum.
2. (anatomy) Relating to the tympanum, eardrum or middle ear.

   Synonyms: tympanal, myringeal

3. (music) Resonant.

   Synonyms: booming, remugient; see also Thesaurus:sonorous

Derived terms

• caroticotympanic
• ectotympanic
• endotympanic
• entotympanic
• epitympanic
• extratympanic
• hypotympanic
• incudotympanic
• intertympanic
• intratympanic
• mesotympanic
• nontympanic
• paratympanic
• petrotympanic
• pharyngotympanic
• post-tympanic
• retrotympanic
• squamotympanic
• subtympanic
• supratympanic
• transtympanic
• tympanically
• tympanic bone
• tympanic cavity
• tympanicity
• tympanic membrane
• tympanic resonance
• tympanic ring

 

Related terms

• tympan

References

• “tympanic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “tympanic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.