plate press

noun

A press with a flat carriage and a roller, used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.

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Meanings

nounplate press (plural plate presses)

plural plate presses

  1. A press with a flat carriage and a roller, used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
  2. Any of various strength exercises involving a weight plate.
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APA

plate press. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plate%20press

MLA

“plate press.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plate%20press. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plate press,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plate%20press.

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