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tympan

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin tympanum.

Noun

tympan (plural tympans)

(printing) A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
(music) The stretched membrane of a drum.
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end.
(architecture) A tympanum.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tympanum. Doublet of timbre, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t??.p??/

Noun

tympan m (plural tympans)

(anatomy) eardrum
(anatomy) middle ear
(architecture) tympanum
(historical) treadwheel, treadmill
(by extension) hydraulic wheel
(dated or literary, music) various percussion instruments, such as gongs, tympans, tambourines, etc.
(printing) tympan

Derived terms

tympanique

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tympano

English

Alternative forms

timpano

Etymology

Italian timpano. See tympanum.

Noun

tympano (plural tympani)

(music) A kettledrum.

Usage notes

Mainly used in the plural to denote the kettledrums of an orchestra.

Anagrams

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Latin

Noun

tympan?

dative singular of tympanum
ablative singular of tympanum

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tympan

English

Etymology

Noun

French

Etymology

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Noun

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tympano

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

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