n.
Pronunciation: ' tim-p ə n
Function: 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 : 1 DRUM 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