ALL meanings of tympan
tym·pan
T t - noun tympan Printing. a padlike device interposed between the platen or its equivalent and the sheet to be printed, in order to soften and equalize the pressure. 1
- noun tympan tympanum (defs 2, 4). 1
- noun tympan a membrane stretched over a frame or resonating cylinder, bowl, etc 0
- noun tympan packing interposed on a hand-operated text between the platen and the paper to be printed in order to provide an even impression 0
- noun tympan a drum 0
- noun tympan the paper, cardboard, etc. stretched over the platen or impression cylinder of a printing press to cushion the paper being printed and equalize type pressure 0
- noun tympan any membranelike part 0
- abbreviation TYMPAN tympanum 0