TYMPANO

Etymology

Noun

tympano (plural tympani)

(music) A kettledrum.

Usage notes

• Mainly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra.

Anagrams

• aptonym

Source: Wiktionary

Tym"pa*no, n.; pl. Tympani. Etym: [It. timpano. See Tympanum.] (Mus.)

Definition: A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra. See Kettledrum. [Written also timpano.]

Tym"pa*no-.

Definition: A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tympanum; as in tympanohyal, tympano-Eustachian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition