TYMPAN


Meaning of TYMPAN in English

/tim"peuhn/ , n.

1. Print. a padlike device interposed between the platen or its equivalent and the sheet to be printed, in order to soften and equalize the pressure.

2. tympanum (defs. 2, 4).

[ bef. 900; ME: drum, OE tympanum TYMPANUM ]

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