Definition of tympan Tympan
tym•pan
We found 9 definitions of tympan from 5 different sources.
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What does tympan mean?
WordNet
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| tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | ||
| drum, membranophone | ||
| percussion instrument, percussive instrument a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another | ||
| bass drum, gran casa a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch | ||
| bongo drum, bongo large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns | ||
| drumhead, head a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum | ||
| side drum, snare drum, snare a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head | ||
| tabor, tabour a small drum with one head of soft calfskin | ||
| tambour a drum | ||
| tambourine a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides | ||
| tenor drum, tom-tom any of various drums with small heads | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tympan (Noun)
A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed. - tympan (Noun)
The stretched membrane of a drum; a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end. - tympan (Noun)
A tympanum.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tympan (n.)
A drum. - tympan (n.)
A panel; a tympanum. - tympan (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tympan
tim′pan, n. an ancient Irish musical instrument: a frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are placed to be impressed. [Fr.,—L. tympanum, a drum.]
Part of speech
🔤- tympan, noun, singular of tympans.
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