"platen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplætən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-platen.wav Forms: platens [plural]
Rhymes: -ætən Etymology: From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|platine}} French platine Head templates: {{en-noun}} platen (plural platens)
  1. (printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. Categories (topical): Printing Translations (printing: part of a printing press): тигел (tigel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tela (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-platen-en-noun-y4mJOwjS Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'printing: part of a printing press': 88 6 6 1
  2. The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression. Translations (part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper): валяк (valjak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tela (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-platen-en-noun-anqprvSx Disambiguation of 'part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper': 17 67 10 7
  3. The movable table of a planer or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool. Translations (movable table of a planer or other machine tool): työstötaso (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-platen-en-noun-H7Uubm1S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 42 25 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 8 56 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 22 47 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 22 47 18 Disambiguation of 'movable table of a planer or other machine tool': 8 1 91 0
  4. The flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier on which operators place items to be scanned. Translations (flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier): valotuslasi (Finnish), valotustaso (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-platen-en-noun-dFdns9dn Disambiguation of 'flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier': 1 0 0 98

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