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PLATEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
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:
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)
