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cylinder press

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noun

a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.

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Nearby words

cylinder block, cylinder desk, cylinder front, cylinder glass, cylinder head, cylinder press, cylinder saw, cylinder seal, cylindraceous, cylindrical, cylindrical coordinate
Compare rotary press.

Origin of cylinder press

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Also called flat-bed press.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for cylinder press

cylinder press

noun

printing another name for flat-bed press
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012