cylinder press
a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
Origin of cylinder press
1- Also called flat-bed press.
- Compare rotary press.
Words Nearby cylinder press
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How to use cylinder press in a sentence
The Treadwell was not a cylinder press, but its invention would have been of no consequence without the composition roller.
The Building of a Book | VariousWas it other than the modern newspaper thrown off by the pulsing of the great cylinder press?
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. | William Chauncey BartlettA double cylinder press will give from 4000 to 6000 impressions an hour.
Popular Technology; Volume 2 | Edward HazenFigure 1, plate I, is the picture of such a cylinder press, made for stone-printing.
The Invention of Lithography | Alois SenefelderThe power of a lever press is insufficient for larger stones, and a cylinder press is required.
The Invention of Lithography | Alois Senefelder
British Dictionary definitions for cylinder press
printing another name for flat-bed press
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