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Answer for the clue "Gutenberg's invention ", 14 letters:
printing press

Word definitions for printing press in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. Typically used for texts, the invention and spread of the printing press was one of the most influential ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a machine used for printing [syn: press ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But what if the employee of a printing press that prints the forthcoming publicity documents buys Superman stock before the public announcement? ▪ Pupils learn about how a printing press works. ▪ Rotary press a web or reel fed ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Printing \Print"ing\, n. The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing ...

Usage examples of printing press.

A photo plate made for an offset printing press could sometimes achieved this sort of lines, but could not print them on the slick high rag content paper he was holding.

I don't mean earn it, I mean make it, like if you had a printing press.

The boys who worked at the mission printing press, publishing the Bible, were his boys, too.

Why did it then take thousands of years to add the ideas of ink and a press and arrive at a printing press?

Why did Aivas suddenly decide the Harper Hall needs a printing press?