PLATEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does platen mean? 

• PLATEN (noun)
  The noun PLATEN has 3 senses:

1. work table of a machine tool

2. the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type

3. the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike

  Familiarity information: PLATEN used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLATEN (noun)

Sense 1

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)

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:

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)