‖n.; pl.Tympani [ It. timpano. See Tympanum. ] (Mus.) A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra. See Kettledrum. [ Written also timpano. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoidean arch. -- n. The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in adult man. [ 1913 Webster ]