2. (Mus.) A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the
tone. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]
3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tompion — [täm′pē ən] n. var. of TAMPION … English World dictionary
Tompion — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Tompion caption = sire = Tom Fool grandsire = Menow dam = Sunlight damsire = Count Fleet sex = Stallion foaled = 1957 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Brown breeder = Cornelius Vanderbilt… … Wikipedia
Tompion — Thomas Tompion (1638–1713) Thomas Tompion (* 1638 in Northill, Bedfordshire; † 20. November 1713 in London) war ein vom englischen Königshof geschätzter und von seinen Kollegen hoch geachteter englischer Uhrmacher. Tompion, der sehr… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tompion — Recorded in several spellings including Tampen, Tampion, Tampin, Temping, Tompion, and others, this is an unusual surname. Like Tamlin and Tamplin, it is a diminutive of the Middle English and Scottish personal name Tam or Tom or Thom, the… … Surnames reference
tompion — Tampion Tam pi*on, n. [F. tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or German origin. See {Tap} a pipe or plug, and cf. {Tamp}, {Tampop}, {Tompion}.] [Written also {tampeon}, and {tompion}.] 1. A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tompion, Thomas — (baptized July 25, 1639, Northill, Bedfordshire, Eng. died Nov. 20, 1713, London) British clockmaker. Working closely with Robert Hooke and Edward Barlow, he made one of the first English watches with a balance spring and patented the cylinder… … Universalium
tompion — variant of tampion … New Collegiate Dictionary
tompion — /tom pee euhn/, n. tampion. * * * … Universalium
tompion — [ tɒmpɪən] noun variant spelling of tampion … English new terms dictionary
tompion — /ˈtɒmpiən/ (say tompeeuhn) noun → tampion …
