TYMPANS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Tympan

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century (in tympan (sense 1)): from French tympan or Latin tympanum (see tympanum). tympan (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtɪmpən
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(in letterpress printing) a layer of packing, typically of paper, placed between the platen and the paper to be printed to equalize the pressure over the whole forme.

Short Definition:

(in letterpress printing) layer of packing placed between platen and paper to be printed to equalize pressure over whole forme

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