tympan

English - Turkish

Definition of tympan in English Turkish dictionary

{i} alın kapı

(isim) alın (kapı, pencere), baskı mumlu bezi

alın

baskı makinasının silindirine ve basılacak kağıdın altına gelmek üzere sarılan fazla kâğıt

{i} pencere

baskı mumlu bezi

English - English

Definition of tympan in English English dictionary

the stretched membrane of a drum; a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end

a tympanum

a piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed

{n} a printer's frame, pannel, ornament, area of a pediment, a wheel with pins to turn a windlass

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

A drum

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end

A panel; a tympanum

Hyphenation

tym·pan

Etymology

[ 'tim-p&n ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Medieval Latin tympanum.