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Raretympans
The correct spelling is tympans.
How to pronounce tympans
noun
Say it like: Tym-pan-s
The correct spelling is tympans. A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
- 2.The stretched membrane of a drum.
- 3.A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end.
- 4.A tympanum.
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