photomechanical plate
1photomechanical graphic — Photographic (and analog) processes used in preparing to print images with the printing plates. Color separation is one of the functions of photomechanical processes making a separate printing plate for each of the color components in a color… …
2photomechanical — adjective of, or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically, and can contain both text and images …
3Process plate — Proc ess plate (a) A plate prepared by a mechanical process, esp. a photomechanical process. (b) A very slow photographic plate, giving good contrasts between high lights and shadows, used esp. for making lantern slides. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
4key 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 …
5combination 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 …
6process plate — noun : a photographic plate usually slow in speed having the characteristics of high contrast and very fine grain and used chiefly in reproducing line drawings or in photomechanical processing …
7reproduction proof — /riprəˈdʌkʃən pruf/ (say reepruh dukshuhn proohf) noun a proof which is produced by inking composed matter and transferring the ink image to a sheet of opaque or transparent material; it is then either photographed or used directly for exposure… …
8printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
9photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates …
10photography, technology of — Introduction equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs. The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… …
