tympanic

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/tɪmˈpæn.ɪk/

adjective

Of, relating to, or resembling a drum.

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tympanalmyringealboomingremugientboom-boomcanorousorotundresonant
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Meanings

adjectivetympanic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or resembling a drum.
  2. not comparableanatomyRelating to the tympanum, eardrum or middle ear.

    Synonyms: tympanal, myringeal

  3. not comparableentertainmentResonant.

    Synonyms: booming, remugient, booming, boom-boom, canorous, orotund, remugient, resonant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to the tympanum, eardrum or middle ear.

Similar
tympanalmyringeal

adjectiveResonant.

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boomingremugientboomingboom-boomcanorousorotundremugientresonantresoundingreverberantrotundsonoralsonorousvibrant
Also see
myringealorotundremugientresoundingsonoroustympanicaltympanic bone

Origin

From tympanum + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tympanic

organicHispanicpanicmechanictitanicvolcanicinorganicmanicbotanicshamanicBritannictannicclavulanicRomanicaldermanictetanicDianicallophanicalloxanicbalanicbistephaniccaroticotympanicCatalaniccyanic
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Cite this entry
APA

tympanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanic

MLA

“tympanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tympanic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympanic.

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