tympani

Nouns

  • (n) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it kettledrum, timpani, tympanum, kettle,

Synonyms

kettledrum timpani tympanum kettle

Words of close approximity

tympan
tympanic tympanic bone tympanic cavity tympanic membrane tympanic vein tympanist tympanites tympanitic tympanitis