platen

== English == === Etymology === From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ætən IPA(key): /ˈplætən/ === Noun === platen (plural platens) (printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression. The movable table of a planer or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool. The flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier on which operators place items to be scanned. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Plante, pental, planet == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === platen plural of plaat === Anagrams === lapten, plante == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === plata === Noun === platen m or f definite masculine singular of plate == Slovene == === Noun === platen genitive dual/plural of platno