platen
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
a rotating cylinder used for the same purpose.
the roller of a typewriter.
(on a planing machine or the like) the bed to which the work is fastened.
(on a testing machine) a plate for applying compression to a sample.
Origin of platen
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How to use platen in a sentence
platen has been at Porsche for over 30 years and is currently on Porsche’s executive board as the sales and marketing executive.
Hear how Porsche is preparing for the electric future at TC Sessions: Mobility | Matt Burns | October 1, 2020 | TechCrunchNot to be checked by platen's best diligence; not, in the end, by platen and Dohna together.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleThe screw was then turned down until the platen pressed the paper against the inked type, and produced a printed sheet.
The Building of a Book | Variousplaten is in great despondency, and says he never will be sanguine about anything again.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II | Sir John Rossplaten, plat′en, n. the flat part of a printing-press which comes down upon the form, and by which the impression is made.
The idea of replacing the platen by a cylinder was not a new one.
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British Dictionary definitions for platen
/ (ˈplætən) /
a flat plate in a printing press that presses the paper against the type
the roller on a typewriter, against which the keys strike
the worktable of a machine tool, esp one that is slotted to enable T-bolts to be used
Origin of platen
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