platen
/plat-n/US // ˈplæt n //UK // (ˈplætən) //
压板,压盘,滚筒,滚筒式
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- : a rotating cylinder used for the same purpose.
- : the roller of a typewriter.
- : the bed to which the work is fastened.
- : a plate for applying compression to a sample.
Examples
Not to be checked by Platen's best diligence; not, in the end, by Platen and Dohna together.
The screw was then turned down until the platen pressed the paper against the inked type, and produced a printed sheet.
Platen is in great despondency, and says he never will be sanguine about anything again.
Platen, plat′en, n. the flat part of a printing-press which comes down upon the form, and by which the impression is made.
The idea of replacing the platen by a cylinder was not a new one.
Level 3Browse all words →