printing press

• Máquina ou dispositivo usado para imprimir texto ou imagens em papel ou outros materiais, geralmente aplicando pressão entre uma superfície entintada e o suporte. Historicamente, refere-se à invenção que revolucionou a produção em massa de livros e materiais escritos.

A machine or device used for printing text or images onto paper or other materials, typically by applying pressure between an inked surface and the medium. Historically, it refers to the invention that revolutionized the mass production of books and written materials.

1. Mechanical device for printingB2formal

   A machine that uses pressure to transfer ink from a movable type or plate onto paper or other materials, used for mass-producing texts and images.

   Prensa tipográfica

   • The invention of the printing press revolutionized the spread of knowledge.
   • Gutenberg's printing press allowed books to be produced much faster.
   • The museum has a replica of an early printing press.