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PLATEN
platen
(noun) the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
platen
(noun) the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
platen
(noun) work table of a machine tool
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
platen (plural platens)
(printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression.
The movable table of a planer or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool.
The flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier on which operators place items to be scanned.
Anagrams
• Plante, pental, planet
Source: Wiktionary
Plat"en, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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