rotary press

American  

noun

Printing.

1. 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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rotary press British  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of rotary press

First recorded in 1925–30

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rotary press

Most of the script’s energy goes to talking about typesetting and rotary press flongs, but right before the end credits roll, “Le Faux Soir” blurts out its timeliness about combating Le Fox News with comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

One of them invented the rotary press, which made the early editions of this newspaper possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The rotary press accelerated book publishing, and with inexpensive wood pulp paper, ultimately lowered the price of a hardcover volume.

From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

In 1844, American inventor Richard March Hoe first deployed his rotary press, which could print 8,000 pages in a single hour.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2017

The progress is due to the invention of the rotary press and other improvements in printing machinery.

From The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation by Ernst Von Dobschutz

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