photomechanical printing

  • 61collotype — col•lo•type [[t]ˈkɒl əˌtaɪp[/t]] n. 1) pri any photomechanical process of printing from a plate coated with gelatin 2) pri the plate used for this 3) pri a print made from such a plate • Etymology: 1880–85; < Gk kóll(a) glue + o + type col… …

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  • 62key plate — /ˈki pleɪt/ (say kee playt) noun (in the offset lithography process where colour separation is not photomechanical) a plate used in multicolour printing to prepare other plates to print each colour …

  • 63three-colour process — /ˌθri kʌlə ˈproʊsɛs/ (say .three kuluh prohses) noun a photomechanical process for making reproductions of paintings, etc., usually carried out by making three plates or printing surfaces, each corresponding to a primary colour, by the halftone… …

  • 64combination plate — noun : a photoengraving plate produced by more than one process; specifically : a photomechanical engraving in which the printing surface contains both line and halftone images …

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  • 65phototypography — “+ noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot + typography : a photomechanical process producing matter resembling that done by typographical printing …

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  • 66process photography — noun 1. : the photographic steps involved in any photomechanical reproduction process 2. cinematography : special printing methods or use of a background projection screen in front of which live action is photographed …

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  • 67stann- — combining form or stanni or stanno Etymology: Late Latin stannum tin more at stannum : relating to or containing tin stannide …

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  • 68true-to-scale process — noun : a photomechanical process based on the insolubilizing action of iron salts on gelatin wherein a lithographic image is obtained by contact exposing a line original to blueprint paper that is squeegeed without development to the surface of a …

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  • 69woodburytype — ˈwu̇dˌberēˌtīp, bər noun Etymology: Walter Bentley Woodbury died 1885 English photographer and inventor + English type : a process in which a gelatin relief produced by photographic methods and hardened is powerfully pressed on a plate of soft… …

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  • 70stannotype — stannˈotype noun A photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is coated with tinfoil and used directly for pressure printing • • • Main Entry: ↑stann …

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