Definition of tympan in English:

tympan

noun ˈtɪmpənˈtɪmpən

1(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.
（凸版印刷）压纸格；衬垫
Example sentencesExamples
- One last point, however: when the card is removed the original image on the tympan sheet will be exposed.
- In this photo I am folding an edge of the tympan paper over to place over the bottom platen.
- Please use the chase dimension only when ordering tympan for your ‘platen’ press.
- Jacques Derrida, in the preface to Margins of Philosophy, identifies the printing press-specifically, the ‘tympan’ as the agent of division.
- The pressman pulled on the bar, causing the platen to press the tympan on the inked type and taking the impression.
2Architecture
another term for tympanum
Example sentencesExamples
- Of interest is the western portal of the vestry with twisted columns and tympans, arranged in a ledge.

Origin

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

Definition of tympan in US English:

tympan

nounˈtimpənˈtɪmpən

1(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.
（凸版印刷）压纸格；衬垫
Example sentencesExamples
- One last point, however: when the card is removed the original image on the tympan sheet will be exposed.
- In this photo I am folding an edge of the tympan paper over to place over the bottom platen.
- Jacques Derrida, in the preface to Margins of Philosophy, identifies the printing press-specifically, the ‘tympan’ as the agent of division.
- The pressman pulled on the bar, causing the platen to press the tympan on the inked type and taking the impression.
- Please use the chase dimension only when ordering tympan for your ‘platen’ press.
2Architecture
another term for tympanum
Example sentencesExamples
- Of interest is the western portal of the vestry with twisted columns and tympans, arranged in a ledge.

Origin

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

词汇	tympan
释义	Definition of tympan in English: tympan noun ˈtɪmpənˈtɪmpən 1(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. （凸版印刷）压纸格；衬垫 Example sentencesExamples One last point, however: when the card is removed the original image on the tympan sheet will be exposed. In this photo I am folding an edge of the tympan paper over to place over the bottom platen. Please use the chase dimension only when ordering tympan for your ‘platen’ press. Jacques Derrida, in the preface to Margins of Philosophy, identifies the printing press-specifically, the ‘tympan’ as the agent of division. The pressman pulled on the bar, causing the platen to press the tympan on the inked type and taking the impression. 2Architecture another term for tympanum Example sentencesExamples Of interest is the western portal of the vestry with twisted columns and tympans, arranged in a ledge. Origin Late 16th century (in sense 1): from French tympan or Latin tympanum (see tympanum). sense 2 dates from the early 18th century. Definition of tympan in US English: tympan nounˈtimpənˈtɪmpən 1(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. （凸版印刷）压纸格；衬垫 Example sentencesExamples One last point, however: when the card is removed the original image on the tympan sheet will be exposed. In this photo I am folding an edge of the tympan paper over to place over the bottom platen. Jacques Derrida, in the preface to Margins of Philosophy, identifies the printing press-specifically, the ‘tympan’ as the agent of division. The pressman pulled on the bar, causing the platen to press the tympan on the inked type and taking the impression. Please use the chase dimension only when ordering tympan for your ‘platen’ press. 2Architecture another term for tympanum Example sentencesExamples Of interest is the western portal of the vestry with twisted columns and tympans, arranged in a ledge. Origin Late 16th century (in tympan (sense 1)): from French tympan or Latin tympanum (see tympanum). tympan (sense 2) dates from the early 18th century.
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