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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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Nearby words

rotary hoe, rotary international, rotary joint, rotary plough, rotary plow, rotary press, rotary pump, rotary shutter, rotary tiller, rotary valve, rotary wing

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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