TYMPAN


Meaning of TYMPAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtim-pən ]

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 impression surface of a press and the paper to be printed

3. : tympanum 2

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