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platina1
feminine noun
- 1
Platino (elemento químico).
Origin
Derivado de plata. Término usado por primera vez a mediados del siglo XVIII para designar un metal que se empezó a importar desde América hacia España en aquella época
platina2
feminine noun
- 1
Parte del microscopio en la que se coloca el objeto que se quiere observar.
- 2
Pletina de un magnetófono o de una cadena de reproducción del sonido.
- 3
Superficie plana de la prensa o máquina de imprimir, sobre la cual se coloca la forma.
Origin
Préstamo del francés platine, procedente a su vez del español platina 'platino'
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