/ Dictionary / Index T tympanic: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tym•pan•ic Pronunciation: (tim-pan'ik), [key] — adj. pertaining or belonging to a tympanum. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tympanic (Thesaurus) tympani tympanic bone Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language