platen
See also: plåten
English
Etymology
From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ætən
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
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
platen
- Plural form of plaat
Anagrams
- lapten, plante
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- plata
Noun
platen m or f
- definite masculine singular of plate