different between slaten vs platen

English

Etymology

slate +? -en (“made of”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sle?t?n/, [?sle?tn?]

Adjective

slaten (not comparable)

1. (literary) Made of slate.
   • 1860 October, The Knickerbocker LVI, ? 4, “Remembrances; Somewhat of an Allegory”, page 368:

     It is twilight time: the sun has gone away over the hill, and has left only crimson clouds for his rising token. Sitting down on the slaten rock, and looking westward, I said: ‘It will be fair to-morrow.’ Then, close by me, some one said: ‘Fair, to-morrow.’

   • ibidem, page 369:

     Then she floated away and left me lying on the slaten rock.

Translations

Anagrams

• Altens, Antles, latens, salten, tensal

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sl??t?n/

Noun

slaten

1. plural of sultan

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