planographic printing
1Planographic printing — means printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised surface (as with relief printing) or incised surface (as with intaglio printing). Lithography and offset lithography are planographic processes that utilize the property that water will… …
2planographic printing — noun the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) • Syn: ↑planography • Derivationally related forms: ↑planographic (for: ↑planography) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
3printing process — noun reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication • Syn: ↑printing • Derivationally related forms: ↑print (for: ↑printing) • Members of this Topic: ↑live, ↑ …
4Printing — is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.HistoryWoodblock… …
5planographic — adj. relating to or produced by a process in which printing is done from a plane surface. Derivatives: planography n …
6Offset printing — Web fed offset lithographic press at speed …
7History of printing — The history of printing began as an attempt to make easier and reduce the cost of reproducing multiple copies of documents, fabrics, wall papers and so on. Printing streamlined the process of communication, and contributed to the development of… …
8collotype printing — noun a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors • Syn: ↑collotype, ↑photogelatin process • Hypernyms: ↑planographic printing,… …
9offset printing — Lithog. offset (def. 6). * * * or offset lithography or litho offset In commercial printing, a widely used technique in which the inked image on a printing plate is imprinted on a rubber cylinder and then transferred (offset) to paper or other… …
10Rotary printing press — Part of a series on the History of printing Woodblock p …
