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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024plat•en /ˈplætən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Printinga plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against an inked surface.
- Computingthe roller of a typewriter, used for guiding paper through the device.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plat•en (plat′n),USA pronunciation n. - Printinga flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
- Printinga rotating cylinder used for the same purpose.
- Computingthe roller of a typewriter.
- Building(on a planing machine or the like) the bed to which the work is fastened.
- Building(on a testing machine) a plate for applying compression to a sample.
- Middle French platine. See plate1, -ine1
- earlier platyne, late Middle English plateyne chalice cover 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: platen /ˈplætən/ n - a flat plate in a printing press that presses the paper against the type
- the roller on a typewriter, against which the keys strike
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French platine, from plat flat; see plate |