tympans

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A form of tympan — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tympan
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APA

tympans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympans

MLA

“tympans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympans. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tympans,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tympans.

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