Word: platen
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plat
en
Definition: The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression.
Morphemes:
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλατύς
Language: grc
Decoded: platus
Meaning: broad, flat, wide
Affix: -en
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: When attached to certain nouns that are the names of a material, it forms an adjective whose meaning is, made of (noun). This is a formative pattern with many obsolescent remnants. Fowler (1926) pointed out the tendency for the -en forms to be restricted to metaphorical and secondary senses. Changes in the form of the root noun, and the dropping of the "e" in the suffix occur. There are also orphan formations whose root has been lost to the current language.