Noun

• S: (n) middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)
• S: (n) eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa (the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• part meronym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• part holonym
• S: (n) kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani (a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it)