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Explore Tympan through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like drum. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Tympan in a sentence

Related words

Tympan | Tympanic | Tympanum | Tympana

Tympan meaning

  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.

Synonyms of Tympan

drum membranophone percussion instrument percussive instrument

Related words

Other words often associated with Tympan or its synonyms:

instrument cylinder barrel thrum sound vessel beat

Using Tympan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed. | The stretched membrane of a drum. | A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end.
  • Useful related words include: drum, membranophone, percussion instrument, percussive instrument.
  • In the example corpus, tympan often appears in combinations such as: the tympan.

Context around Tympan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

two 1×

Sentence patterns with Tympan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

frisket and tympan two frames 1× on the tympan 1× position the tympan and frisket 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

one damp piece 1× the paper is 1× then the screw 1×

Common sentence endings:

on the tympan 1× paper or parchment 1× printed sheet removed 1×

Words around Tympan

Just before it in the word index:

tymoshenko 4 tymofiy 3 tymofii 2 tymnet 2 tymieniecka 3 tymebank 2

Just after it in the word index:

tympana 4 tympanic 6 tympanum 6 tymshare 7 tyn 2 tynan 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Tympan

  • In this selection, "tympan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two stand out and add context to how "tympan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include frisket and tympan two frames and on the tympan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tympan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tympan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The paper is now held between a frisket and tympan (two frames covered with paper or parchment). (17 words)

One damp piece of paper was then taken from a heap of paper and placed on the tympan. (18 words)

Then the screw is reversed, the windlass turned again to move the bed back to its original position, the tympan and frisket raised and opened, and the printed sheet removed. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Then the screw is reversed, the windlass turned again to move the bed back to its original position, the tympan and frisket raised and opened, and the printed sheet removed. (30 words)

One damp piece of paper was then taken from a heap of paper and placed on the tympan. (18 words)

The paper is now held between a frisket and tympan (two frames covered with paper or parchment). (17 words)

Example sentences (3)

One damp piece of paper was then taken from a heap of paper and placed on the tympan.

Then the screw is reversed, the windlass turned again to move the bed back to its original position, the tympan and frisket raised and opened, and the printed sheet removed.

The paper is now held between a frisket and tympan (two frames covered with paper or parchment).

Common combinations with tympan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tympan" in a sentence?
An example: "One damp piece of paper was then taken from a heap of paper and placed on the tympan." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "tympan" from authentic English texts.
What does "tympan" mean?
Tympan means: A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed.
What are synonyms of "tympan"?
Common synonyms of "tympan" include: drum, membranophone, percussion instrument, percussive instrument.
How many example sentences with "tympan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "tympan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.