Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The roller in a typewriter that serves as the backing for the paper against which the type bars strike.
- noun The roller in a printer against which the print head strikes.
- noun A flat plate or rolling cylinder in a printing press that positions the paper and holds it against the inked type.
- noun The glass surface of a flatbed scanner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In printing, the flat part of a press which comes down upon the form, and by which the impression is made
- noun An alloy used in making buttons, composed of eight parts of copper and five parts of zinc.
- noun The feed-roll of a typewriter against which the paper rests while receiving an impression.
- noun The table of a machine-tool to which the piece to be cut is fastened.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
- noun Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an impression.
- noun 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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The part of a
printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. - noun The part of a
typewriter orprinter on which thepaper rests to receive animpression . - noun The movable
table of aplaner or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool. - noun The flat glass surface of a
scanner orphotocopier on which operators place items to be scanned.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
- noun work table of a machine tool
- noun the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The platen is attached to that big PVC pipe as an axle.
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The arrangement was somewhat similar to that known as the platen machine; the printing being produced by two flat plates, as in the common hand-press.
Men of Invention and Industry Samuel Smiles 1858
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The frame of his press was made of iron, cast in one piece; the bed, the impression plate, or "platen," and the other large parts were also of cast iron, while the working parts were of iron, steel, or brass.
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"platen" press, with the improvement of levers in addition to screws to give the impression, coupled with his object Nicholson's idea of an inking roller or revolving cylinder.
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There is still a sense of urgency about the writing that scrolls off the platen of a typewriter.
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Frowning, the wordsmith jerks the paper from the machine, its platen and feed roller clacking angrily in protest.
The Torture Never Stops Tom Allman 2011
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I can then add a long rod to raise and lower the platen.
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Consumers should contact Black & Decker at 866 220-1767 or via the Black & Decker website to obtain a free replacement platen.
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The CPSC advises that consumers should immediately stop using the recalled sanders and contact Black & Decker for a free replacement platen the disk that holds the sandpaper.
Flying disks prompt recall of Black & Decker orbital sanders 2010
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For example, with this dream, I scrawled, "Bill Shunn waste time plastic toy platen."
Dreaming of Bill Shunn and the Plastic Typewriter scottedelman 2010
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