Meanings
noundoctor blade (plural doctor blades)
plural doctor blades
- mediaA metal blade used in printing for scraping off excess ink or toner from the printing roll.
Translations
Czech stěrka, rakle
- stěrkaprinting tool
- rakleprinting tool
Estonian raakel
- raakelprinting tool
Finnish raakeli
- raakeliprinting tool
German Rakel
- Rakelprinting tool
Polish rakiel, rakla
- rakielprinting tool
- raklaprinting tool
- przecierakprinting tool
- ścierakprinting tool
Russian скребо́к-лопа́тка, ра́кель
- скребо́к-лопа́тка (skrebók-lopátka)printing tool
- ра́кель (rákelʹ)printing tool
Spanish cuchilla de carga
- cuchilla de cargaprinting tool
Ukrainian ра́кель
- ра́кель (rákelʹ)printing tool
Cite this entry
APA
doctor blade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctor%20blade
MLA
“doctor blade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctor%20blade. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctor blade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctor%20blade.
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