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tympanic

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tym·pan·ic  (tm-pnk)
adj.
1. Relating to or resembling a drum.
2. also tym·pa·nal (tmp-nl) Anatomy Of or relating to the middle ear or eardrum.
[From Latin tympanum, drum; see tympanum.]
tympanic [tɪmˈpænɪk]
adj
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Anatomy Architect of, relating to, or having a tympanum
2. (Music, other) of, relating to, or resembling a drumhead
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tympanic - resembling a drum
2.tympanictympanic - associated with the eardrum          
Translations
tympanic
adj (Anat) tympanic bone → Mittelohrknochen m; tympanic membrane → Trommelfell nt, → Tympanum nt (spec)


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In the back of this head or body--I scarcely know how to speak of it--was the single tight tympanic surface, since known to be anatomically an ear, though it must have been almost useless in our dense air.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
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