tympanic
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪmˈpæn.ɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ænɪk
Adjective
tympanic (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or resembling a drum.
- (anatomy) Relating to the tympanum, eardrum or middle ear.
- (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
- tympanic duct
- tympanicity
- tympanic membrane
- tympanic nerve
- tympanic plexus
- tympanic resonance
- tympanic ring
Related terms
References
- “tympanic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tympanic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.