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Definition of printing press - 3 dictionary results

printing press

–noun
a machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.

Origin:
1580–90
printing press  
n.  A machine that transfers lettering or images by contact with various forms of inked surface onto paper or similar material fed into it in various ways.

printing press

machine by which images are transferred to paper by means of ink

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Language Translation for : printing press
Spanish: prensa,
German: die Druckerpresse,
Japanese: 印刷機
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