About The Word Platen
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Platen
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What's The Definition Of Platen?
[n] the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
[n] the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type [n] work table of a machine tool Synonyms | Synonyms for Platen: Related Terms | Find terms related to Platen: See Also | plate | roller | table Platen In Webster's Dictionary \Plat"en\, n. [F. platine, fr. plat flat. See {Plate},
and cf. {Platin}.] (Mach.)
(a) The part of a printing press which presses the paper
against the type and by which the impression is made.
(b) Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the
paper rests to receive an impression.
(c) The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on
which the work is fastened, and presented to the action
of the tool; -- also called {table}.
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