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.

Words nearby cylinder press

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.

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British Dictionary definitions for cylinder press

cylinder press

noun

printing another name for flat-bed press

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