noun Download 🔗Share A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed. Examples : "The printer carefully adjusted the tympan on the letterpress to ensure an even and crisp impression on each wedding invitation. " material art technology machine writing industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The stretched membrane of a drum. Examples : "The drummer carefully tightened the tympan of his snare drum to achieve the desired crisp sound. " music sound part body physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end. Examples : "The children excitedly banged on the tympan during their music class, creating a loud, echoing boom. " music utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tympanum. Examples : "The printing press operator carefully placed the paper onto the tympan before closing the frame. " anatomy organ body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
