Definition of rotary press in English:
rotary press
nounˌrəʊt(ə)ri ˈprɛsˌroʊdəri ˈprɛs
A printing press that prints from a rotating cylindrical surface on to paper forced against it by another cylinder.
Example sentencesExamples
- The plates can also be adapted for use in a rotary press.
- To reprint a book illegally, all that a culprit needs is two copies of the original, a scanner, a computer with optical recognition programme and a small rotary press.
- The invention of the rotary press in the mid-nineteenth century led to a concentration of publishing and printing along with mass distribution of newspapers and other publications.
- From hand-composing and flatbed printing, the industry moved to the linotype and rotary press.
Definition of rotary press in US English:
rotary press
nounˌrōdərē ˈpresˌroʊdəri ˈprɛs
A printing press that prints from a rotating cylindrical surface on to paper forced against it by another cylinder.
Example sentencesExamples
- The invention of the rotary press in the mid-nineteenth century led to a concentration of publishing and printing along with mass distribution of newspapers and other publications.
- From hand-composing and flatbed printing, the industry moved to the linotype and rotary press.
- To reprint a book illegally, all that a culprit needs is two copies of the original, a scanner, a computer with optical recognition programme and a small rotary press.
- The plates can also be adapted for use in a rotary press.