Meaning of TYMPAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'timpun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end |
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| | Synonyms: | | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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