Platen

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Platen

Platen : அச்சு உருளை

Platen definition

Noun.

  1. The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
  2. Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an impression.
  3. The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool; -- also called table.