Main Entry: tym·pan

Pronunciation: \ˈtim-pən\

Function: noun

Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English timpana, from Latin tympanum; in other senses, from Medieval Latin & Latin tympanum

Date: before 12th century

1 : ¹drum 1
2 : a sheet (as of paper or cloth) placed between the impression surface of a press and the paper to be printed
3 : tympanum 2