standing press
- noun
- Specialized
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prensa vertical
- Restorers rely on a standing press to bind and repair antique volumes.
Examples
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The old workshop still used a standing press for finishing handmade books.
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After folding the pages, they placed them under the standing press to ensure flatness.
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The standing press is essential for high-quality bookbinding.
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Many publishers use a standing press for their printing needs.
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Restorers rely on a standing press to bind and repair antique volumes.
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After folding the pages, they placed them under the standing press to ensure flatness.
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The old workshop still used a standing press for finishing handmade books.
Synonyms
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4.1
A machine that uses pressure to shape, cut, or squeeze things
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3.1
A machine that makes many copies of pages with text or pictures on paper
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'standing' (upright/vertical) + 'press' (a device that applies pressure); a learner who knows both words can infer it is a press that operates in a vertical/upright orientation. This follows a common English noun-modifier pattern and similar terms exist in other languages, so the sense is immediately accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Standing press comes from old bookmaking. It was a large machine that stood upright and pushed down to flatten or bind pages, so the name simply describes a press that is standing and now means a big press used to make books flat and firm.