Tympan
noun
1.
Printing. a padlike device interposed between the platen or its equivalent and the sheet to be printed, in order to soften and equalize the pressure.
2.
tympanum (defs 2, 4).
noun
1.
a membrane stretched over a frame or resonating cylinder, bowl, etc
2.
(printing) packing interposed on a hand-operated text between the platen and the paper to be printed in order to provide an even impression
3.
(architect) another name for tympanum (sense 3)
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