Tympanum
81tympan — tym•pan [[t]ˈtɪm pən[/t]] n. 1) pri a padlike device interposed between the platen of a printing press and the sheet to be printed, in order to soften and equalize the pressure 2) archit. mad tympanum 2), tympanum 5) • Etymology: bef. 900; ME:… …
82tym|pan — «TIHM puhn», noun. 1. a stretched membrane, or a sheet or plate of some thin material, in an apparatus. 2. an appliance in a printing press, often consisting of a thickness of paper, cloth, cardboard, or the like, placed between the platen or… …
83Tympan — Tym pan, n. [F., fr. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel of a door. See {Tympanum}, and cf. {Tymp}.] 1. A drum. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum. [1913 Webster] 3. (Print.) A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the… …
84Tympan sheet — Tympan Tym pan, n. [F., fr. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel of a door. See {Tympanum}, and cf. {Tymp}.] 1. A drum. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum. [1913 Webster] 3. (Print.) A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which… …
85tympan — noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English timpana, from Latin tympanum; in other senses, from Medieval Latin & Latin tympanum Date: before 12th century 1. drum I,1 2. a sheet (as of paper or cloth) placed between the… …
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87Timpani — Infobox Instrument name=Timpani names=Kettle drum, Timp classification= *Percussion instrument *Membranophone range= related= *Kus *Naqareh *NakerTimpani (also known colloquially as kettledrums or kettle drums) are musical instruments in the… …
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