- tympanic (adj.)[tympanic 词源字典]
- 1808, from tympanum + -ic.[tympanic etymology, tympanic origin, 英语词源]
- tympanist (n.)
- 1610s, "one who plays on a drum," from Latin tympanista, from Greek tympanistes, from tympanizein, from tympanon (see tympanum). Since mid-19c. specifically of players on kettledrums.