membranophone vs tympan

membranophone and tympan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
membranophone	Yes	No	No	No
tympan	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, membranophone and tympan are synonyms defined as:

membranophone and tympan: a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Other synonyms of membranophone include drum.

membranophone (noun)	tympan (noun)
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end	a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end