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Definition of: tympan
(tim′pən) noun
1. Printing A thickness (or, more usually, several thicknesses), as of paper, on the impression surface of a printing press: used to improve the qualitys of the presswork.
2. Archit. A tympanum.
3. A membrane or other thin sheet tightly stretched.
4. A drum. [<OF <L tympanum. See TYMPANUM.]
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