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tymp

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

Noun

tymp (plural tymps)

  1. A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway of a blast furnace in which the dam stands.
    • 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.1868, Francis Herbert Joynson, The Metals Used in Construction

Forms of tymp

pluraltymps

Origin of tymp

Compare tympan.

Questions about tymp

What does tymp mean?
Tymp means a hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway of a blast furnace in which the dam stands.
What part of speech is tymp?
Tymp is a noun.
What is the plural of tymp?
The plural of tymp is tymps.

Words near tymp in the dictionary

  1. Tymofiy
  2. Tymoshenko
  3. tymoviral
  4. tymovirus
  5. tymoviruses
  6. tymp
  7. tympan
  8. tympan-
  9. tympana
  10. tympanal
  11. tympanals

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