different between paten vs platen

English

Etymology

From Middle English patene, from Old French patene, from Latin patina, from Ancient Greek ?????? (patán?). Doublet of patina and pan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæt?n/
• Homophone: patten

Noun

paten (plural patens)

1. The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
2. (archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.

Translations

Anagrams

• Penta, penta-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch patent (“patent”), from Middle French patente, from lettres patentes (“letter in which a privilege is granted”), from Latin littera patens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?pat?n]
• Hyphenation: pa?tèn

Noun

patèn (first-person possessive patenku, second-person possessive patenmu, third-person possessive patennya)

1. (law, business) patent

Derived terms

Further reading

• “paten” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

paten

1. Alternative form of patyn

Etymology 2

Noun

paten

1. Alternative form of patene

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p?.ten]

Noun

paten (definite accusative pateni, plural patenler)

1. roller skate

Declension

English

Etymology

From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æt?n

Noun

platen (plural platens)

1. (printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
2. The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression.
3. The movable table of a planer or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool.
4. The flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier on which operators place items to be scanned.

Translations

Anagrams

• Plante, pental, planet

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

platen

1. Plural form of plaat

Anagrams

• lapten, plante

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• plata

Noun

platen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of plate

Slovene

Noun

platen

1. genitive dual/plural of platno