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PLATEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does platen mean? 

PLATEN (noun)
  The noun PLATEN has 3 senses:

1. work table of a machine toolplay

2. the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the typeplay

3. the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strikeplay

  Familiarity information: PLATEN used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLATEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Work table of a machine tool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("platen" is a kind of...):

table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("platen" is a kind of...):

plate (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)


Sense 3

Meaning:

The roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("platen" is a kind of...):

roller (a cylinder that revolves)


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