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Definition: Tympan |
TympanNoun1. A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tympan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references) |
Etymology: Tympan \Tym"pan\, noun. [French expression, from tympanum kettledrum, panel of door. See Tympanum, and compare to Tymp.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Tympan" is a common misspelling or typo for: timpani, tympana, tympani, tympanic, tympanum. |
Synonyms: TympanSynonyms: drum (n), membranophone (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Tympan |
| English words defined with "tympan": Frisket ♦ Tympan sheet. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "tympan": CUT-AND-PRINT-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ Fly-boy ♦ tympan paper. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tympan": Tymp. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tympan" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (ear-drum, tympan, tympanum), Welsh (drum, timbrel). |
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 | Art Gothique - XIIIe siècle - Tympan d'une arcature. Cloitre du Mont Saint-Michel / A.G. phot. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Art Roman - Charlieu (Loire) - Ensemble du tympan du portail / A.G. phot. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Tympan" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Tympan" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 66.67% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 33.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "tympan": rue tympan ♦ tympan paper ♦ tympan sheet. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
du le sacre tympan | 4 |
tympan | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "tympan"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | طبلة (drum, kettledrum, tympanum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tympanum (rue tympan, tympanum), dækkelpapir (tympan paper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | trommelvormig waterrad (rue tympan, tympanum), spanvellenpapier (tympan paper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | graafinen peitepaperi (tympan paper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tympan (tympanum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | trommelartiges Schoepfrad Tympanum (rue tympan, tympanum), Aufzug-Tauenpapier (tympan paper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τύμπανο τυπογράφου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | timpanon (pediment, spandrel, tympana, tympanum), tábla alakú lap, préslap (tympan-sheet), nyomólap (bed, tympan-sheet), nyomóforma-fedél (tympan-sheet), kifeszített membrán, kifeszített hártya, háromszögű orommező (tympana, tympanum), háromszögű oromfal (pediment, tympana, tympanum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ruota a timpano (rue tympan, tympanum), carta per rivestimenti (tympan paper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ympantay roda de tímpano (rue tympan, tympanum), papel tímpano (tympan paper), papel de descarga (tympan paper). (various references) rueda de tímpano (rue tympan, tympanum), papel tímpano (tympan paper), cama (bed, couch, headboard, one bed, sack, sleeping-accomodation, sleeping-place, with bed). (various references) tympanum (rue tympan, tympanum). (various references) baskı mumlu bezi, alın (brow, forehead, front, frontal, frontlet, tympanum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 15, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Labousa de mariam h profhtiV h adelfh aarwn to tumpanon en th ceiri authV kai exhlqosan pasai ai gunaikeV opisw authV meta tumpanwn kai corwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sumpsit ergo Maria prophetis soror Aaron tympanum in manu egressaeque sunt omnes mulieres post eam cum tympanis et choris |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thanne Mary, a prophetesse, the sister of Aaron, tok a tympan in hir hoond, and alle the wymmen yeden out after hir, with tympanes and daunses; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And mir I am a prophetisse the sister of Aaron toke a tymbrell in hir hande, and all the wemen came out after her with tymbrells in a daunse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Miriam, the woman prophet, the sister of Aaron, took an instrument of music in her hand; and all the women went after her with music and dances. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 15, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Miriam, ang manalagna nga babaye, nga igsoon ni Aaron mibitbit ug gagmay nga tambol sa iyang kamot, ug ang tanang mga babaye mingsunod kaniya nga may magagmay nga mga tambol ug inubanan sa mga pagsayaw: |
| Croatian | Tada Aronova sestra, proroèica Mirjam, uze bubanj u ruku, a sve žene pridruže joj se s bubnjem u ruci i plešuæi. |
| Danish | Da greb Profetinden Mirjam, Arons Søster, Pauken, og alle Kvinderne fulgte hende med Pauker og Danse, |
| Dutch | En Mirjam, de profetes, Aarons zuster, nam een trommel in haar hand; en al de vrouwen gingen uit, haar na, met trommelen en met reien. |
| Finnish | Ja naisprofeetta Mirjam, Aaronin sisar, otti vaskirummun käteensä, ja kaikki naiset seurasivat häntä vaskirumpuja lyöden ja karkeloiden. |
| French | Marie, la prophétesse, soeur d`Aaron, prit la main un tambourin, et toutes les femmes vinrent après elle, avec des tambourins et en dansant. |
| German | Und Mirjam, die Prophetin, Aarons Schwester, nahm eine Pauke in ihre Hand, und alle Weiber folgten ihr nach hinaus mit Pauken im Reigen. |
| Haitian Creole | Miryam, sè Arawon an, te yon pwofèt. Li pran yon tanbouren nan men l', tout medam yo t'ap mache dèyè l', yo t'ap bat tanbouren, yo t'ap danse. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu Miryam, seorang nabiah, kakak Harun, mengambil rebananya, dan semua wanita ikut memukul rebana sambil menari. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka oleh Miryam, nabiah, saudara perempuan Harun itu, diambil akan sebuah rebana pada tangannya, maka segala orang perempuanpun keluar mengiringkan dia sambil menabuh rebana serta menari. |
| Italian | Allora Maria, la profetessa, sorella di Aronne, prese in mano un timpano: dietro a lei uscirono le donne con i timpani, formando cori di danze. |
| Maori | A ka tango a Miriama poropiti, tuahine o Arona, i te timipera ki tona ringa; a haere atu ana nga wahine katoa i muri i a ia me nga timipera, me te kanikani ano ratou. |
| Norwegian | Og profetinnen Mirjam, Arons søster, tok en tromme i sin hånd, og alle kvinnene gikk efter henne med trommer og dans. |
| Portuguese | Então Miriã, a profetisa, irmã de Arão, tomou na mão um tamboril, e todas as mulheres saíram atrás dela com tamboris, e com danças. |
| Rumanian | Maria, proorociya, sora lui Aaron, a luat kn mknq o timpanq, wi toate femeile au venit dupq ea, cu timpane wi jucknd. |
| Swedish | Och profetissan Mirjam, Arons syster, tog en puka i sin hand, och alla kvinnorna följde efter henne med pukor och dans. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tympan": tympana, tympanal, tympani, tympanic, tympanies, tympanist, tympanists, tympanites, tympanitic, tympano, tympans, tympanum, tympanums, tympany. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "tympan" (pronounced 'Tym"pan'): Bedpan, Brainpan, Dustpan, hardpan, kneepan, Moorpan, Pitpan, sampan, saucepan, Schwanpan, skidpan, stewpan, Swanpan, tarpan. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-m-n-p-t-y" | |
-1 letter: panty. | |
-2 letters: many, myna, pant, paty, tamp. | |
-3 letters: amp, ant, any, apt, man, map, mat, may, nam, nap, nay, pam, pan, pat, pay, pya, tam, tan, tap, yam, yap. | |
-4 letters: am, an, at, ay, ma, my, na, pa, ta, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-m-n-p-t-y" | |
+1 letter: payment, tympana, tympani, tympano, tympans, tympany. | |
+2 letters: payments, tympanal, tympanic, tympanum. | |
+3 letters: copayment, pantryman, pantrymen, patrimony, rampantly, repayment, sympathin, taphonomy, tympanies, tympanist, tympanums. | |
+4 letters: copayments, hypanthium, importancy, nonpayment, patronymic, pigmentary, poultryman, prepayment, repayments, sympathins, tryptamine, tympanists, tympanites, tympanitic. | |
+5 letters: amphictyony, amylopectin, compliantly, hymenoptera, impatiently, importantly, misanthropy, nonpayments, overpayment, paramountcy, paramountly, patronymics, permanently, prepayments, sportsmanly, synaptosome, toponymical, trypanosome, tryptamines. | |
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