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PRINTING PRESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A machine used for printing
Synonyms:
press; printing press
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("printing press" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Meronyms (parts of "printing press"):
bed (the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "printing press"):
cylinder press; flatbed press (a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type)
rotary press (a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder)
standing press (a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically)
