ALL meanings of platen
plat·en
P p - noun platen printing plate 1
- noun platen glass plate of copier or scanner 1
- noun platen typewriter roller 1
- noun platen flat table of machine tool 1
- noun platen a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression. 1
- noun platen a rotating cylinder used for the same purpose. 1
- noun platen the roller of a typewriter. 1
- noun platen (on a planing machine or the like) the bed to which the work is fastened. 1
- noun platen (on a testing machine) a plate for applying compression to a sample. 1
- noun platen a flat plate in a printing press that presses the paper against the type 0
- noun platen the roller on a typewriter, against which the keys strike 0
- noun platen the worktable of a machine tool, esp one that is slotted to enable T-bolts to be used 0
- noun platen a flat metal plate, as that in a printing press which presses the paper against the inked type 0
- noun platen in a typewriter, the roller against which the keys strike 0