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tympanic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /tɪmˈpæn.ɪk/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English tympanum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tympanic From tympanum + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or resembling a drum.
  2. (not-comparable) Relating to the tympanum, eardrum or middle ear.
  3. (not-comparable) Resonant.

Deriveds

tympanically · tympanic duct · mesotympanic · supratympanic · nontympanic · tympanicity · tympanic resonance · intertympanic · tympanic plexus · squamotympanic · pharyngotympanic · tympanic bone · endotympanic · vesiculotympanic · posttympanic · extratympanic · tubotympanic · post-tympanic · retrotympanic · transtympanic · petrotympanic · tympanic ring · tympanic nerve · intratympanic · epitympanic · hypotympanic · subtympanic · caroticotympanic · ectotympanic · tympanic membrane · tympanic cavity · entotympanic · paratympanic · incudotympanic

Relateds

tympan

Synonyms

reverberant · tympanal · myringeal · orotund · booming · vibrant · resounding · booming · remugient · remugient · canorous · sonorous · sonoral · rotund · boom-boom · resonant · tympanic