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sheet-fed

sheet-fed

5.7
A machine that uses single sheets of paper instead of a long roll
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : alimentado por hojas
  • Unlike roll-fed machines, sheet-fed devices can process different types of paper more easily.
  • sheet-fed scanner

Examples

  • A sheet-fed press is ideal for printing small batches of high-quality brochures.

  • The sheet-fed printer produces high-quality images.

  • The company invested in a sheet-fed printer to handle specialty paper sizes.

  • We need a sheet-fed machine for our printing project.

  • The new printer is a sleek, sheet-fed model that quickly processes individual pages.

  • For small businesses, a sheet-fed scanner can efficiently handle photographs and documents one at a time.

  • His workshop features a modern sheet-fed printing press that produces high-quality prints from separate sheets.

How Portable

hand scanner
1 3.5
sheet-fed
  • Specialized
5.7

Surface Forms

sheet-fed positive

Morphology

sheet-fed = sheet + feed (transparent) = sheet + fed

The adjective is a literal compound meaning 'fed with sheets' (i.e., supplied with individual sheets), which learners can infer from 'sheet' and 'feed'.

Etymology

Sheet-fed combines sheet ('a single piece of paper') and fed (past of 'feed', 'to put into a machine or give to someone'), so it literally means pages that are 'fed' one by one. That's why a sheet-fed printer or press takes individual sheets rather than a long paper roll.