WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tym•pan•ic
(tim pan′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- Anatomy, Music and Dance, Zoology, Architecturepertaining or belonging to a tympanum.
- tympan(um) + -ic 1800–10
'tympanic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attic
- bulla
- ear
- eardrum
- external auditory meatus
- external ear
- middle ear
- myringotomy
- otoscope
- tympanic bone
- tympanic membrane
- tympanum
- umbo