tympan
Meaning
- A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
- The stretched membrane of a drum.
- A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end.
- A tympanum.
- The tympanum of the ear.
Synonyms
Translations
τύμπανο τύμπανο τυπογράφου μεμβρανόφωνο τύμπανο
membranophone membraphone
tamburo
timpaan
membranofone Membranofone MembranofonesPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɪmpən/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin tympanum.
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