Hyphenation of platen

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word platen? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

plat-en

Definitions of platen:

1.	Work table of a machine tool
2.	The flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
3.	The roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike

Synonyms of platen:

noun	table
noun	plate
noun	roller

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.