See Also: sacral index(medicine)
European, Australia, and Far East index (EAFE index)(money)
European, Australia, and Far East index (EAFE index)(finance)
Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (MSCI World Index)(money)
sacral(2)(dictionary)
sacral(1)(dictionary)
sacral(medicine)
sacral triangle(medicine)
sacral cornua(medicine)
sacral crest(medicine)

platen (iou) and sacral index (medicine)


platen (iou)



platen noun. Also (now rare) platten. LME.
[Old & mod. French platine, from plat (see PLAT adjective, -INE4), partly also popular alt. of patene PATEN.]
Ecclesiastical. = PATEN 1. LME-E17.
A flat plate of metal for any of various purposes. M16-E19.
Printing. An iron (formerly wooden) plate in a printing-press, which presses paper against inked type to secure an impression; a flat metal surface by means of which pressure is applied in a press. L16.
In a typewriter or computer printer, the surface (usu. a cylindrical roller) against which paper is held and characters are typed or printed. L19.
Engineering. The movable table of a planing- or milling-machine. E20.
Comb.: platen press a printing-press or Other machine having a platen.

sacral index (medicine)


sacral index


A ratio obtained by multiplying the greatest breadth of the sacrum by 100 and dividing by the length.