About The Word Tympan
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Tympan
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Tympan: 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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