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Tympan

Tympan Meaning & Definition
Tympan Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tympan?

[n] a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tympan: drum | membranophone

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See Also | bass drum | bongo | bongo drum | drumhead | gran casa | head | percussion instrument | percussive instrument | side drum | snare | snare drum | tabor | tabour | tambour | tambourine | tenor drum | timbrel | tomtom

Tympan In Webster's Dictionary

\Tym"pan\, n. [F., fr. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel of a door. See {Tympanum}, and cf. {Tymp}.] 1. A drum. [Obs.] 2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum. 3. (Print.) A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed. {Tympan sheet} (Print.), a sheet of paper of the same size as that to be printed, pasted on the tympan, and serving as a guide in laying the sheets evenly for printing. --W. Savage.

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