Tympan Definition
tĭmpən
noun
A drum.
Webster's New World
The paper, cardboard, etc. stretched over the platen or impression cylinder of a printing press to cushion the paper being printed and equalize type pressure.
Webster's New World
A tympanum.
American Heritage
Any membranelike part.
Webster's New World
A tightly stretched sheet or membrane, as on the head of a drum.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Tympan
Noun
Singular:
tympan
Plural:
tympansOrigin of Tympan
Middle English timpan drum from Old English timpana from Latin tympanum from Greek tumpanon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Medieval Latin tympanum.
From Wiktionary
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