screw press
- noun
- /skruː prɛs/
- Specialized
:
prensa de tornillo
- Wooden screw presses were updated with the iron Stanhope press in Britain around 1800, followed by other iron platen presses.
Examples
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Gutenberg's printing press in the mid-1400s, combining a traditional agricultural screw press with easily switched beds of movable type, made swift dissemination of information much easier, and printing became one of the local industries of the American colonies once they started to become established in the 1600s.
Blog text (9) -
The digested waste is dewatered with a screw press to 50 percent solids content.
Academic text (2001) -
The artisan used a screw press to extract juice from the apples efficiently.
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During the workshop, participants learned how to operate a screw press for olive oil production.
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The old screw press in the factory was essential for shaping the metal into sheets.
Synonyms
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4.1
A machine that uses pressure to shape, cut, or squeeze things
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6.0
A tool that pushes down to make things flat, like fabric or garlic
A machine that uses a heavy wheel and a screw to push and shape metal
A machine that uses force to shape, cut, or squeeze materials
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Morphology
The meaning 'a machine where pressure is applied by a screw mechanism' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'screw' (a threaded rod) with 'press' (a device that exerts pressure): it denotes a press that uses a screw. This is a transparent, product-naming pattern common across languages and technical vocabulary, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Screw press comes from a simple machine: turning a large screw pushes a heavy plate down to press things like grapes or olives. So, a screw press is a machine that uses a screw to 'press' and get juice or to shape materials.