Tympanum may refer to:

  • Tympanum (architecture), an architectural element located within the arch or pediment
  • Tympanum (anatomy), a hearing organ/gland in frogs and toads, a flat red oval on both sides of a frog's head
  • Tympanum, in biology, the eardrum
  • Tympanum, or tympanal organ, a hearing organ in insects
  • Tympanum (hand drum), a percussion instrument in ancient Greece and Rome
  • Timpano, in music, singular of timpani, a kettledrum
  • Sakia or saqiya, in Latin "tympanum", a water-raising device
  • Larnaca Tympanum, a medieval sculpture

See also

  • Tympanic (disambiguation)