printing press
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈprɪntɪŋ prɛs/
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imprenta
- Many important historical documents were produced using the printing press, making literature accessible to the masses.
- invention of the printing press
- advent of the printing press
- run the printing press
He also does a lot of printing with his printing press.
- He also does a lot of printing with his printing press.
- But once the printing press came to exist, there were many more copies.
- The the real reason I can read your books is I would argue so first of all the printing press and then the the Internet.
- And it's the benefit, the long term benefits of the printing press are incalculably great.
- And that would be a way of producing copies just like the Gutenberg printing press.
- When you look back at media and the technology they used, like there was the printing press, radio, TV, and now we're online.
- And with that, the we had the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther called the printing press God's highest act of grace.
- So this, this literal printing press came into our house and of course we didn't know how to do it.
- And he said, when the printing press was invented, everybody said this is going to ruin youth.
- You can't stop the printing presses once it start rolling.
- We the guy that runs this little printer printing press and goes back and forth and delivers orders.
- It's it's an independent agent in a way that radio and the printing press were not.
- The wheel, the printing press, the Internet
Examples
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The inventor of the printing press revolutionized the way information was shared by allowing books to be produced quickly.
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This development of the printing press had a decisive impact on literature because it increased its its dissemination.
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You know, the printing press did this, television did this, the Internet did this.
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When you look back at media and the technology they used, like there was the printing press, radio, TV, and now we're online.
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But once the printing press came to exist, there were many more copies.
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Now that we have the printing press, people will be able to read the Bible for themselves.
Fiction book (1998) -
The advent of the printing press made communication easier and less costly.
Academic text (1990) -
The arrival of the printing press in the fifteenth century is an interesting case in point.
Academic text (2010) -
Before the invention of the printing press, books were rare commodities, and few people learned how to read them.
Academic text (2001) -
In 1881, Duncan acquired a printing press, and children learned how to set type.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
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4.1
A machine that uses pressure to shape, cut, or squeeze things
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1.0
A machine that makes text or pictures on paper from a computer
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3.4
A machine that uses a laser to put powder on paper for clear, fast printing
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3.3
A printer that sprays tiny drops of ink onto paper
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2.8
A machine that puts words and pictures onto paper
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2.8
A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper
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7.6
A machine that makes prints by using a flat stone or metal plate to hold ink
A machine that prints many pages quickly using a turning metal drum
A machine that makes many copies by moving ink from a plate to rubber then to paper
A printing machine where a cylinder rolls paper over a flat bed of letters to copy text
A machine that prints by pressing paper onto a flat surface with a roller
An early printing machine people use by hand to make newspapers or books
A heavy machine that pushes down on paper or books to make them flat
A name people use for any laser printer regardless of brand
A machine like a photocopier or laser printer that makes pages with toner
A printer that makes letters and pictures by hitting an ink ribbon against paper
A machine that makes one whole page at a time by storing it in memory
A machine that makes one page at a time
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Morphology
The compound is transparently built from 'printing' (the process of producing text/images) and 'press' (a device that exerts pressure), so the intended meaning — a machine used for printing — follows directly from the constituents. This noun–noun composition is a common, literal pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the correct meaning.
Etymology
The noun printing press comes from early machines where printing meant making ink words and a heavy press pushed paper onto rows of metal letters to copy a page. Because this made many copies quickly, printing press now means 'a machine for printing many copies of text or images'.