👂 Of the eardrum 🥁 Drumlike

tympanic

8.6

Like a drum in shape or sound

adjective
/tɪmˈpænɪk/

: tímpanico

As he spoke, his voice echoed like a tympanic beat, filling the entire room.

Examples

The ossicles and tympanic membrane had been destroyed, and dehiscence was seen in the descending portion of the fallopian canal.

Academic text (2007)
"Wyatt!" he called, just as thunder broke through again, and his words were swallowed up in the tympanic rumble.

Fiction book (1992)
The musician struck the tympanic surface of the drum, creating a deep, resonant sound.
The tympanic design of the instrument allows it to produce rich, vibrant tones.

Synonyms

drum-shaped

vstympanic

3.5

Round like a drum with flat top and bottom

is about general rounded appearance rather than exact cylindrical form

drum-like

vstympanic

3.7

Having a round shape with straight sides and flat top and bottom

is about general rounded appearance rather than mere cylinder resemblance

drummy

vstympanic

8.9

A hollow sound when tapped, like a drum

is about visual qualities and appearance rather than sound

Compounds

tympanic membrane

Specialized

1 5.9

A thin skin between the outer ear and the middle ear that vibrates when sound hits it

tympanic bone

Specialized

8.2

A small bone near the middle ear that helps protect it

tympanic cavity

Specialized

8.2

A space in the middle ear between the eardrum and inner ear that holds tiny bones for hearing

tympanic vein

Specialized

7.7

A small blood vessel that drains blood from the middle ear into a neck vein

Surface Forms

tympanic positive

Morphology

tympanic = tympanum (semi-transparent) = tympanum + ic

Derived by the regular adjectival suffix '-ic' from the noun 'tympanum'; the meaning 'drumlike' follows from the noun but the base is specialised.

Etymology

Tympanic comes from the Greek word tympanon, which means 'drum'. So tympanic describes things that look or sound like a drum, for example a hollow vase that gives a drum-like sound or a room with a strong echo.