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rotary press

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noun Printing.

a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.

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Origin of rotary press

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for rotary press

rotary press

noun

a machine for printing from a revolving cylinder, or a plate attached to one, usually onto a continuous strip of paper
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