Tympan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tympan \Tym"pan\, n. [F., fr. L. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel
     of a door. See {Tympanum}, and cf. {Tymp}.]
     1. A drum. [Obs.]
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     2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum.


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     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.
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     {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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tympan
       n : a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a
           hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
           [syn: {drum}, {membranophone}]