platen

[ plat-n ]

noun
  1. a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.

  2. a rotating cylinder used for the same purpose.

  1. the roller of a typewriter.

  2. (on a planing machine or the like) the bed to which the work is fastened.

  3. (on a testing machine) a plate for applying compression to a sample.

Origin of platen

1
1400–50; earlier platyne,late Middle English plateyne chalice cover <Middle French platine.See plate1, -ine1

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platen

/ (ˈplætən) /


noun
  1. a flat plate in a printing press that presses the paper against the type

  2. the roller on a typewriter, against which the keys strike

  1. the worktable of a machine tool, esp one that is slotted to enable T-bolts to be used

Origin of platen

1
C15: from Old French platine, from plat flat; see plate

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