photoengraving process (noun)
1photoengraving — noun an engraving used to reproduce an illustration • Syn: ↑halftone, ↑halftone engraving • Hypernyms: ↑engraving * * * “+ noun Etymology: phot + engraving 1. : a photomechanical proc …
2photoengraving — noun Date: 1872 1. a photomechanical process for making linecuts and halftone cuts by photographing an image on a metal plate and then etching 2. a. a plate made by photoengraving b. a print made from such a plate …
3photoengraving — noun a) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed b) A plate or reproduction made using this process …
4process — I. /ˈproʊsɛs / (say prohses) noun 1. a systematic series of actions directed to some end: the process of making butter. 2. a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking place in a definite manner: the process of decay. 3. Law a. the …
5photoengraving — /ˌfoʊtoʊənˈgreɪvɪŋ/ (say .fohtohuhn grayving) noun 1. a process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a process of photographic reproduction by which a relief printing surface is obtained for letterpress printing. 3. a plate… …
6photoengraving — /ˌfəυtəυɪn greɪvɪŋ/ noun a process of producing a metal plate for printing, by photographing an image onto the plate which is then etched in such a way that prints can be taken from it …
7Benday process — noun a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image • Hypernyms: ↑technique …
8aq|ua|tone — «AK wuh tohn», noun. 1. a photoengraving process in which the design to be reproduced is transferred to a sensitized aluminum plate coated with a mixture of gelatin and celluloid. 2. the print produced by such a process …
9combination 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 …
10zinc engraving — noun 1. : the art or process of photoengraving in zinc 2. : a zinc linecut or halftone …
