Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tymp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tymp
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway of a blast furnace in which the dam stands.

Example Sentences

"About five or six inches beneath the tymp, also a little in advance of it, is placed a stone called the dam-stone, which is in the shape of a prism. It is securely fixed by means of a strong piece of iron of a peculiar shape, covering its outer side, and called the dam-plate."

Etymology

Compare tympan.

Inflected Forms

tymps (plural)

Questions

What does tymp mean?: A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway of a blast furnace in which the dam stands.
Where does tymp come from?: Compare tympan.

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