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Flexography
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
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A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| flexonoun | flexography. |
| offset printingnoun | Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface. |
| typogravurenoun | (uncountable) A photomechanical engraving and printing technique. |
| rotogravurenoun | A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders. |
| glyphographnoun | A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate. |
| planographynoun | (printing) A form of printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised or incised one. |
| graphotypenoun | A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief. |
| rotographnoun | A photograph printed by a process in which a strip or roll of sensitized paper is automatically fed over the negative so that a series of prints are made, and are then rapidly developed, fixed, cut apart, and washed. |
| rotary printing pressnoun | A printing press that uses cylinders for carrying ink onto the printed surface, used in flexography, gravure and offset printing. |
| autotypographynoun | (archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which further prints can be made. |
| collagraphynoun | A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood). |
| electrographynoun | The recording of the electrical activity of part of the body |
| phototypographynoun | A photomechanical method of printing made to resemble traditional metal typography |
| planigraphynoun | Alternative form of planography. [(printing) A form of printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised or incised one.] |
| photolithographynoun | (microelectronics) An optical exposure process used in the manufacture of integrated circuits. |
| photogravurenoun | (uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books. |
| photozincographynoun | A form of photolithography using a zinc plate |
| photo-offsetnoun | (printing) A method of offset printing that uses photolithographic plates. |
| printing rollnoun | In offset printing and flexography, a cylinder carrying the printing form. |
| xeroprintnoun | A print made by xerography. |
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