Tympan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪmpən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tympan is a noun meaning (printing) A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
Meaning
(printing) A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
More Meanings
- (music) The stretched membrane of a drum.
- (music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end.
- (architecture) A tympanum.
- The tympanum of the ear.
Example Sentences
As the pressman returns the inkballs to the inkstone, the journeyman closes the frisket and tympan.
But soon I grew used to these sounds, and then I understood as well as ever, that is to say fully one half of what won its way past my tympan.
Word Forms
- tympans
Synonyms for tympan
Depending on context, synonyms include drum, membranophone.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include membranophone, drum, tympaning, timpan, tape, overlay.
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