I. (ˈ)tim|panik, -nēk adjective
Etymology: Latin & New Latin tympan um + English -ic
1. : of, relating to, associated with, or constituting an anatomical tympanum and especially the eardrum — see tympanic antrum , tympanic bone , tympanic canal , tympanic membrane , tympanic nerve
2. : of or relating to an architectural tympanum
3. : resembling or resembling that of a drum
a tympanic roll of steady artillery — P.S.Wolff
II. noun
( -s )
: a tympanic body part (as a bone or nerve)