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Tympan
Tympan means skin, and is used in a variety of technical meanings.
tympan
Noun
1. a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
(synonym) drum, membranophone
(hypernym) percussion instrument, percussive instrument
(hyponym) bass drum, gran casa
(part-meronym) drumhead, head
tympan
nm.
ear drum, middle ear (Biology); tympan, membrane covering a drum
Tympan
(n.)
A panel; a tympanum.
(n.)
A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed.
(n.)
A drum.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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