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planographic printingPlanographic printing means printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised surface (as with relief printing) or incised surface (as with intaglio printing).

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planographic printingPlanographic printing means printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised surface (as with relief printing) or incised surface (as with intaglio printing).
cartographynoun(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
planigraphynounAlternative form of planography. [(printing) A form of printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised or incised one.]
typogravurenoun(uncountable) A photomechanical engraving and printing technique.
graphotypenounA 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.
glyphographnounA plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate.
photogravurenoun(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
planographnounA set of scale drawings of a property, including front view and floor plans, sent to potential purchasers.
relief printingnounAny printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form.
planigraphnounA medical device for precision layer radiography.
rotogravurenounA printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
flexographynounA method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
platenounA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
letterpressnoun(printing) The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image.
printing formnounAn object, usually in the shape of a block or a plate, used in printing to apply ink on the printed surface.
collagraphynounA printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
planernoun(woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.
platemakingnounThe production of plates (printing surfaces).
lithographynounThe process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it.
printmakingnounThe field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.

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