Tympanum

tim'pa-num, n. (Anat.) The middle cav- ity of the ear, separated by a membrane from the external pa age also, this membrane itself, on which atmospheric vibrations act directly in producing sound, — the drum of the ear; in birds and. reptiles, the flat scale or membrane which forms the external organ of hearing. (Arch.) The triangular face of a pediment; the die of a pedestal; the panel. of a door. [L. Gr. tump an on, a drum, roller, panel,, tuptein, to strike, beat a drum; type (q. timbrel.]—- Tym'pan, n. (Arch.) A panel; tympanum. (Print.) A frame, hinged to the bed of ahand-pre , and covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impre ed see Printingpee . [F., L. tympanum. — Tym'pany, -pa-nY,. w. (Med?) A flatulent distention of the belly. Inflation conceit; bombast; tumidity; turgidne . tympanie, Gr. tump an i as, — the Delly beingr stretched tight, like a drum.] Tym,bal, n. A kind. of kettle-drum. timbalk timpano, L. tympanum.] Type, tip, The mark or impre ion of something? stamp emblem impre ed form kind sort the aggregate of characteristic qualities; the representative a figure or representation of something to come a token sign symbol an example or specimen. (Nat. Eist.) The ideal representation of a species or group, combining its e ential characteristics. (3fed.) The order in which the symptoms of a disease exhibit themselves and succeed each other. (Typog.) A rectangular block of metal, wood, etc., having a raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, on upper surface; types in general, — spoken of collectively. [F. L. typus, a figure, image, type, Gr. tupos, a blow, mark of a blow, stamp, impre , mold, figure, character of a disease, tuptein, to strike, beat; Skr. tup, tump, to hurt, tud, Metal Type- L. tundere, to strike, E. thump, tymthe body panum.] — 03"- The type composing face an ordinary book-font consist of Roshoulder; man CAPITALS, smal* capitals, nick and lower-case letters, and Italic groove. CAPITALS and lower-case letters, with accompanying figures, points, and reference-marks, — in all about 200 characters. Besides the ordinary Roman, and Italic, the most important varieties of face are ©lir (ffnslisl), °' Slack Cetter,, ©crmatt Xeyt, Full-face, Antique, Old Style, gothic. The following alphabets show the different sizes. type cast in Amer. and Eng., up to great primer: — or ink, then, boNboN. chair, get. 656 TYPHOID 636 Brilliant. Diamond abodofghijklmnopqrstuvwxyi Tearl abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Agate.... abcdefglujklmnopqrstuvwxyz Nonpareil abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz JSmerald. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx Minion... abcdeighijklmnopqrstuvw Brevier abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw Bourgeois abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv Long primer abcdefghijklmnopqrst Small pica abcdefghijklmnopqr Pica abcdefghijklmnop English abcdefghijklmn Great primer abcdefghijk 'Sizes larger than these are also cast, in the following order Paragon, Double small pica, Double pica, Double English, Double great primer, Double paragon, and Canon, q. v.—Type'-found'er, n. One who — casts or manufactures type. metal, n. A compound of lead and antimony, used for making type. writ'er, n. An instrument for writing by means of type, in which the operator uses a key-board to obtain the impre ions of the type upon paper. — Typ'ic, -ical, tfp'ik-al, a. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; figurative. [Gr. tupikos, typical, figurative, f tupos.] — Typically, adv. — Typ' icalne , n.~ Typ'ify, v. [-fied (-fid), -fying.] To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance. [L.facere, to make.} — Typography, tTor tl-pog'ra-fi, n. The—art of printing, or the operation of lmpre ingtypere ingtype on paper. [Gr. tupos and graphein, to write.]te.] —-Typo* Typog'rapher, n. A printer. — Typographic, -ical,-ical, tip-oor ti-po-grafik-al, a. Of, or pert, to, typography or printing. — Typographically, adv. In a typographical manner; by means of type; after the manner of printers. Typhoid. See under Typhus.