Definition of Platens

1. Noun. (plural of platen) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Platens

1. platen [n] - See also: platen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platens

platelet transfusion
plateletphereses
plateletpheresis
platelets
platelike
platelike atelectasis
platels
platemaker
platemakers
platemaking
platemakings
plateman
platemen
platen
platencin
platens (current term)
platensimycin
plateosaurus
plater
plateresque
platers
plates
plates of meat
platesful
platetrope
plateway
plateways
platey
platform
platform bed

Literary usage of Platens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Construction and Operation of Wood-working Machines by John Richards (1872)
"One of the great difficulties in wood-cutting machinery is the casting of the large platens and tables that are heeded in sawing and other machines for ..."

2. Memoirs of Sophia Dorothea, Consort of George I: Chiefly from the Secret by Robert Folkestone Williams (1845)
"... of his consort observed by his father — Insulting conduct of the platens to Sophia Dorothea—Her father prejudiced against her by Bernstorf—Platen raised ..."

3. Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and Executive by United States Congress. Senate (1856)
"The sheet, being thus brought over the platens, receives the impression, ... The type being placed upon the platens PPP, and motion being given to the shaft ..."

4. Concrete Inspection: A Manual of Information and Instructions for Inspectors by Charles Shattuck Hill (1909)
"Generally the platens are removed within at most 24 hours and the blocks are still green and will not stand abuse. Curing Period for Dry Mixture ..."

5. Modern Mechanism: Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and by D. Appleton and Company (1892)
"The main features of I he operation are: first, rolling the glass plate on one side, then placing it between platens, then raising both platens, ..."

6. A Treatise on the Construction and Operation of Wood-working Machines by John Richards (1872)
"One of the great difficulties in wood-cutting machinery is the casting of the large platens and tables that are heeded in sawing and other machines for ..."

7. Memoirs of Sophia Dorothea, Consort of George I: Chiefly from the Secret by Robert Folkestone Williams (1845)
"... of his consort observed by his father — Insulting conduct of the platens to Sophia Dorothea—Her father prejudiced against her by Bernstorf—Platen raised ..."

8. Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and Executive by United States Congress. Senate (1856)
"The sheet, being thus brought over the platens, receives the impression, ... The type being placed upon the platens PPP, and motion being given to the shaft ..."

9. Concrete Inspection: A Manual of Information and Instructions for Inspectors by Charles Shattuck Hill (1909)
"Generally the platens are removed within at most 24 hours and the blocks are still green and will not stand abuse. Curing Period for Dry Mixture ..."

10. Modern Mechanism: Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and by D. Appleton and Company (1892)
"The main features of I he operation are: first, rolling the glass plate on one side, then placing it between platens, then raising both platens, ..."

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